School Office Manager

Rosemary Works is a fresh, new kind of school. It is open and transparent, energetic, fluid and celebratory. It is not fixed in its ways.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our school. We are looking forward to appointing a hard working and motivated individual who will lead the front office administration function and provide a diverse range of secretarial and administrative duties for the Headteacher and other staff. The position is 36 hours/week, 4 days/week, year round and will start in September. 

This is a busy and varied role for someone who is pleasant and welcoming and has the capacity to remain calm and cope with the unexpected.

The main focus of the role includes the responsibility for day to day office management, HR/Personnel, and have line management responsibility for the school office small team and providing increasing support to the Headteacher.

The successful candidate will:

• Be capable of multitasking and working under pressure
• Demonstrate a friendly manner whilst dealing with parent queries efficiently
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Have excellent written and spoken English
• Have good ICT skills, and be able to work with a variety of software packages
• Provide an effective reception and general administration service
• Previous school experience desired

To apply for this position you must be degree qualified, eligible to work in the UK and meet all national safeguarding criteria.

We offer:

• Starting salary of £25k (dependent on experience) 
• A small, friendly working environment giving you the freedom to realise your potential
• Five weeks holiday per year

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a close-knit, friendly environment with lovely staff and a supportive management team. Just look at our website http://rosemaryworks.com/ to see the wonderful things we have been doing and get a sense of the ethos of our school.

The closing date for applications is Friday 4th August 2017 

Please email Jacqueline at learn@rosemaryworks.com to apply for this position.

Rosemary Works School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity (if the candidate has lived in the UK and/or criminal policy checks for all other countries lived or worked in for a period of 3 months or more since the age of 18 (irrespective of whether they worked in those countries.