Office Manager - St Osmund's CE Middle School

St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School is an over-subscribed Middle School for Years 5 – 8, located in the thriving county town of Dorchester. The school is proudly part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust and is recognised by Ofsted as Good in all areas (2022).

We are seeking an energetic and flexible School Office Manager. This role is at the heart of our school. You’ll manage an office team of six, including managing workload distribution and liaising with the wider staff team, parents and pupils. The role will also include: general administration, leading our social media presence and supporting our Senior Leadership team.

The successful candidate will have a passion for education, ambition, and the capacity to collaborate effectively within a strong team of staff.

This is a varied and busy role which will offer many different challenges and the opportunity to lead on different initiatives that contribute to improving outcomes for all of our pupils.

The successful candidate will:  

• Lead an administrative team in the delivery of admin support and services to staff, pupils and parents.
• Lead our social media presence.
• Act as the first point of contact for parents, visitors and external agencies. 
• Oversee all administrative systems within the school, ensuring efficiency and compliance. 
• Will use systems such as Arbor and Access Finance.
• Manage complex data and information whilst ensuring that systems are kept up to date.
• Have experience in office administration, ideally in a school setting or similar. 
• Have experience of using Microsoft Office and complex databases with excellent IT skills.

This is a part time role for 35 hours per week and hours can be flexible. The role is Monday to Friday term time only plus 5 days

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact Mrs Golledge via [email protected] to arrange a visit.

An information pack can be found here: Recruitment pack

At St. Osmund’s CE Middle School we have:

• A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work,
• Pupils who are motivated and love their school,
• A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong,
• A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning,
• A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life,
• Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world,
• Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment,
• A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!
• First middle school nationally to become a When the Adults Change Partner School
• Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction)