Job Description
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We are seeking to appoint an Office Manager, who is highly organised, motivated, and enthusiastic and can work well under pressure to come and join our friendly, hardworking team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To plan, allocate and monitor the workload of the office ensuring all staff carry out their duties efficiently and to a high standard and distribute responsibilities during Admin Team absences.
To line manage the Admin Support Team and be responsible for their professional development and undertake Appraisals.
To be responsible for the school's Work Experience programme.
To conduct regular team meetings and identify and implement working practices which will promote a positive working environment.
To be responsible for stationery, Teacher Planners and staff diaries.
To oversee central log of medical incidents on Evolve.
To establish and ensure maintenance of accurate filing systems, both manual and computerised.
To utilise and maintain the schools messaging service (PS Connect).
To implement a database of standard letters/forms to ensure schoolwide consistency and to ensure their use by all staff.
To organise pupil/year group photographs.
To assist with administration for timetables, including the allocation of students to classes and maintaining changes during the year.
To provide administration support for the Deputy Headteachers.
To deal with complex queries and difficult callers/visitors referred from Reception as required.
To promote a positive image of the school in the community.
To ensure that the School's Archive policy is implemented.
Information about the School
West Hatch is a thriving, heavily oversubscribed innovative school. Proud of its success with significantly above average results and recently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, we are always striving for improvement. We are keen to appoint individuals with a positive outlook and a proactive attitude – colleagues who enrich the lives of the learners and staff with whom they work.
We place great store on teacher development at all levels and offer a whole range of opportunities for colleagues to develop their leadership potential within and beyond West Hatch.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in the commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.
Further details about this post and an Application Form are available by visiting our school website.