Office Manager

Suffolk County Council; Woodbridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

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Job Description

• Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JX
• £25,440 per annum (FTE £29,093)
• 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
• Permanent
• Reference: 7196
• Required as soon as possible

Monday to Thursday: 8.15 am to 4.15 pm and Friday: 8.30 am to 4.00 pm.

As the Office Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administrative functions of the school office. This includes managing reception and admin staff, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our school's administrative and support services. Your role will be crucial in providing excellent reception services and supporting the administration and day-to-day operations of the school. This is a newly created role and an exciting opportunity to join and help shape our admin support team.

It is essential that you have previous line manager experience, a calm and organised personality, a flexible approach, and the ability to cope with a wide range of tasks. IT skills are important, and you will need to be fully competent in the full range of Microsoft products and have English GCSE Grade C or above.

Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students, and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding areas.

We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, and Castle East School. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.

Farlingaye High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To find out more

Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager or Ellie Colton, Deputy Head - Staffing at the school or via email on: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

For full details on the role, please review the job information book which can be downloaded below:

Office Manager Job Infobook (pdf)

How to apply

Apply here: https://www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk/Vacancies-Staff/

Closing date: 9am, 22 April 2025.

Interview date: 30 April 2025.

Please note: only applications submitted via the school's online recruitment process will be considered.