Office Manager

A warm welcome to all our prospective candidates and thank you for taking an interest in our Office Manager role. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated candidate with successful, school experience. St Philip's is situated at the heart of Girlington, and we are proud of our strong relationships with our community, as our children are at the centre of every decision we make. Our classrooms are bright, cheerful and welcoming. Our pupils are kind, polite and well-mannered. We are fortunate to have a surprisingly spacious and green oasis for an inner-city location so our pupils can enjoy hard work but also safe outdoor play in our playgrounds, large school field and wildlife area. School leadership and staffing is strong, experienced and stable and delivers high standards of teaching and learning with commitment and enthusiasm. St Philip's is a one-form-entry Church of England primary academy, so we have a family feel, and know our pupils, parents, families and community well. As part of the growing Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) across the Bradford District, we benefit from close working relationships, learning from and supporting each other. You will have the educational and operational benefits of the Trust family of schools and be able to draw on shared expertise to challenge, support and give additionality. Please open the attached application pack, which we hope you find helpful and are encouraged to apply. It includes: A welcome from the headteacher School visions and values Job Description Personnel Specification How to find us Selection Process guidance We actively encourage you to book onto one of our informal school tours before making your application or interview. Tuesday 23rd June: 9am, 2pm or 4pm Wednesday 1st July: 7.30am, 10.30am or 12.30pm Other times on application Please contact the Academy Business Leader (ABL) by email or call the school office to arrange your preferred visit. Job Purpose: You will assist in the provision of high quality professional, flexible, proficient and constructive clerical, administration, financial support and reception service to the school. The post-holder would: be responsible to the ABL and Headteacher from whom they will receive formal supervision and who will allocate work when necessary. be expected to work within established procedures and guidelines to prioritise day-to-day work, referring only exceptional or complex queries to senior staff, as much of the work is self-generating. Be expected to deputise in the absence of the ABL, allocating work/tasks to other team members to ensure continuation of essential services, making day-to-day decisions regarding workload organisation. provide prompt and effective information, advice and access to services provided by the academy to parents/carers, governors, community groups, pupils and other agencies. deal with requests for help and intervention, seeking guidance from and wo