Office Manager
Pay Scale: Grade 5 (SCP 7-12) £23,062 - £24,979 actual salary
Contract: 37 hours per week, Term Time only plus 5 days
Required: From 1st September 2025
Permanent
01325 300230
www.woodhamburnprimary.durham.sch.uk
We are seeking to appoint a suitability qualified, enthusiastic and highly motivated Office Manager to join our successful school where everyone is valued within our ethos of mutual respect.
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery are looking for a passionate and committed person to join the team as our Office Manager. We are looking to appoint someone who wants to make a difference and enable the school, as a whole, to run effectively, efficiently and successfully with the welfare and wellbeing of all pupils and staff in mind.
The position is a varied role and the successful candidate should have experience of working in a busy school office, excellent communication skills and empathy for others around them. We have a large pupil base and the successful candidate will need to be able to develop relationships both inside the school as well as with our wider stakeholders within the community.
The Office Manager will work very closely with the Senior Leadership Team and School Business Manager, in conjunction with running the busy school office. The ideal candidate will be someone who can think on their feet, be flexible, be resilient, able to multi-task, approach difficult situations positively and be able to see the bigger picture throughout the whole school.
The main requirements of the post are outlined below:
• Provide support to the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team
• Continue to build the school's image and relationships within the wider community
• Manage the school office, dealing with all enquiries and administration requirements
• Be responsible for general administration, ordering and invoices, updating the Single Central Record, managing pupil payments among other tasks.
• Ensure the successful running of the school building on a day-to-day basis.
If this sounds like you, and a role that you would relish, please look carefully at the following materials and complete the application form. Please include with our application form a covering letter, detailing why you are the right person for this position.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance (certificate of disclosure form from the Disclosure and Barring Service). Pre-employment checks including an online and social media search (KCSIE 2023) will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
Please return completed applications directly to Laura Tomkins, School Business Manager:
ltomkins@vaneroad.lingfieldtrust.org.uk
Closing Date: Wednesday 16th July 2025, 12 noon
Shortlisting: Wednesday 16th July 2025, afternoon
Interviews: Friday 18th July 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr