Office Manager

Gascoigne is a large, vibrant and diverse 5 form entry primary school in Barking, East London.  Over the next three years, it will grow to 7 forms of entry making it one of the largest primary schools in the country. We are proud of the fact that our community is very diverse; we have fantastic pupils who are respectful and well behaved and are constantly striving to achieve their full potential.  

The Headteacher and Governing body are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to manage our busy school offices. You will have responsibility to provide effective administrative, reception and secretarial services to Gascoigne Primary School.

We are looking for someone with previous experience of working in a busy school office environment and experience of line managing and supervising staff . In addition, you will have the ability to prioritise and organise your workload effectively and efficiently when there are competing demands to meet deadlines and be willing to offer support to our parents, children and staff. You will understand how to engage with our stakeholders in an assertive but pleasant and caring manner amongst other required skills like: 

• Working experience of Integris or other related data management packages; 
• demonstrated ability to work well with others as part of a team, 
• providing support as required, and build and maintain effective working relationships, 
• flexible and adaptable attitude to changing priorities and demands, 
• high level of communication and people skills to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with all aspects of the role 
• have the ability to maintain the school’s financial accounts, 
• have experience of purchase ledger and accounts receivable procedures

As a  school we value our employees and we will offer you a supportive working environment which values everyone and opportunities for professional and personal development.

Please click the 'Apply Now' button today to submit your application!