Office Manager

We are looking to appoint a permanent Office Manager to work within our Operations Team due to staff development within the team. The successful candidate will provide operational and executive support to the Headteacher with responsibility for leading on administration systems ensuring the school office is running effectively and provide support to the HR and Finance functions.

Key attributes we are looking for:

• Excellent organisational skills and experience of working within an office environment using a variety of office-based computer systems and administrative processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with all members of the school community.
• A professional approach with high standards and the ability to work in a calm and flexible manner.
• Able to work as part of a larger team and also under their own initiative, prioritising work effectively.
• Experience of working with confidential information.
• Experience of working within a school administrative environment would be advantageous.

We offer:

A talented staff team who welcomes new challenges and are committed to supporting and developing colleagues and students.

A supportive community and Governing Board.

Quality continuous professional development.

Opportunities to work in collaboration with partner schools, where available.

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a ‘National IQM Inclusion Champion’ school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.

Our young people are proud of the school and their community, and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.

Please take the time to read our latest Ofsted Report (October 2023) which can be found on our school website. We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.

We hope you will take the opportunity to arrange an informal visit, as we believe that by doing so, you will discover what a great place this is to work and be inspired to join our hard-working students and supportive and ambitious team. Please arrange an appointment by contacting Cherise Hogan, HR Manager, on 0121 566 4370.

Holte School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with the KCSIE guidance, including an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. It is a requirement for all shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to undergo a general online search carried out by the school.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.