Salary: Kent Scheme (Pay Band 6)
(£18,471 to £20,262 pro rata)

Required for April 2010 (or soon thereafter) a School Office Manager for this selective boys’ grammar school of over 1,200 students and more than 120 staff.

You will lead a team of seven in our busy Front Office, which supports staff, students and parents. Excellent organisational and management skills, discretion, tact and diplomacy are all essential requirements. You will possess very good ICT skills and an ability to manage others effectively. Experience of running an office team would be an advantage but is not an absolute requirement.

This is a full-time post (37 hours per week throughout the year).

The post is subject to an Enhanced CRB Disclosure.

Closing date: 12th March

Further Information:

The Front Office team is comprised of:

1 School Office Manager (full time)
2 Clerical Officers (full time)
1 Clerical Officer (term time)
2 Admin Assistants (term time)
1 Reprographics Technician (term time)

The School Office Manager will be line managed by the Bursar

Candidate Specification:

Essential:

• Excellent working knowledge of IT packages: Word/Excel/databases
• Good communicator
• Excellent organisational/management skills
• Excellent accuracy levels and an eye for detail
• Discretion, tact and diplomacy
• Resilience, flexibility and ability to multi-task and work under pressure and to deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues (a team player)
• Good sense of humour

Desirable:

• Experience of working in an educational establishment
• At least 3-5 years’ administrative/secretarial experience (shorthand and audio transcription capability would be useful)

The successful applicant will:

• Lead the Front Office in providing a high level of effective support for staff, students and parents
• Be responsible for the Performance Management process within the team
• Set an example of good working practice for his/her team
• Be prepared to undertake routine office tasks to support the team

February 2010