Office Manager

Post: Office Manager Apply by: 11th September 2026 Grade: SO2 Actual salary-£34,817-£36,445 Contract type: Full-time/ Permanent, 36 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks) Hours: 8am to 4pm Start Date: November 2026 Location: Pathways School, Barking and Dagenham, RM10 9NH Pathways School is a specialist Social, Emotional and Mental Health school from Years 1 to 11. Pupils receive a sector leading education with access to the full national curriculum made accessible through the delivery of specialist adaptations. If you have an interest in learning how to lead and deliver an adapted and inclusive physical education and sports programme for pupils with SEMH needs. , then we’d be interested in your application. Pathways School is looking to recruit a full time Office manager to take responsibility for the smooth running of the office where your professionalism, initiative and office skills will be welcomed. You will have plenty of room to be creative and management is always open to new ideas that positively impact the running of our school. You will have the flexibility to implement new procedures and systems to ensure the smooth running of the office alongside leading a small team and liaising with external partners to facilitate the site maintenance, cleaning and catering. This is an autonomous role and you need to be comfortable being independent and making decisions while representing and upholding the values of the trust. This position will suit you if you have good interpersonal and presentation skills, and office management experience. You need to be self-directed and have organisational and problem-solving skills to support the changing school size. Applicants must have: Experience of managing a team Experience within an educational setting Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, Excel and Bromcom Experience using database management systems Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills Experience of Exams at Secondary Level/SATs systems and procedures Excellent HR Management skills Excellent time management and organisational skills Extensive understanding of site management, compliance and Health & Safety Experience at lead a small team Excellent ability to produce high quality reports and correspondence to stakeholders Ability to uphold the values of the trust and the standards and expectations of the organisation We would like to hear from you if You have good numeracy, literacy, and ICT skills (GCSE Level 4 or equivalent in English and Maths is desirable) You are a team player who can build good working relationships with colleagues. You are flexible, enthusiastic, and resilient, with a good sense of humour You are committed to ongoing personal development. You have high aspirations in teaching and learning for all children and young people. This is an opportunity to contribute to a Trust that is deliberate about how it improves