Office Manager

Role: Office Manager

Location: North Chadderton School, Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0BN

Hours: 36 hours 40 minutes (Option to work Term Time plus 10 days or full year)

Salary: Grade 6 (SCP 23 – 27) Term time plus 10 days: £29,752 - £33,023/ Full year: £34,434 - £38,220

Employment type: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking to appoint an Office Manager to join our dedicated and professional administrative team. This is a key operational role, where you will oversee the day-to-day running of the office, ensuring efficient administrative systems, effective communication, and high-quality support across the organisation. To succeed in this role, you will be highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail. You will have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to lead and support colleagues, and a commitment to delivering an efficient and professional service.

North Chadderton School was recently graded Good in all areas by Ofsted. We know this is a great school and one which is fully committed to continuing to provide the very best experiences for all our pupils, with high academic standards and attainment and a strong personal development offer. We are committed to career-long staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a diverse, friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning.

As well as offering you a competitive salary, we also provide free on-site parking, the cycle to work scheme and a range of wellbeing support, including access to employee counselling. Located at the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.

Have you got the desire to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to recruitment@theoaktrust.org.uk or please phone The Oak Trust Recruitment Team on 0161 785 5960. Please apply via this portal, Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: noon Thursday 18th June 2026

North Chadderton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure and pre-employment checks.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’ (para 221).