Vacancy Reference
JOB003261
Job Title
Office Manager
Job Start Date
24 April 2025
Salary Range
Selly Oak pay scale - Band C, Points 19-33 Pay scale is available on the school website. Salary: £21,171 - £27,270 actual annual salary
Hours Per Week
36.5
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6HZ
Contact Email
sarah.simmons@sellyoak.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
17 March 2025, 12:00midday
Job Information

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organised professional to join our friendly and dedicated team. We are looking for an organised individual with a proactive strong vision and drive to review and streamline current processes. They will ensure the day-to-day administrative functions are efficient with quality assurance at the forefront of each task.

What we are looking for:

As Office Manager you can expect to work closely with the HR Lead and Senior Leadership Team, you will delegate responsibilities fairly, oversee workload and effectively manage your team in order to contribute to the continuous development of the school.  The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, be a forward-thinking strategic professional who is confident in managing staff and bringing others on through performance management.

About us:

Selly Oak Trust School is a unique and welcoming school where hopes and dreams come to life through the ethos and vision of the Headteacher and Governors. We are a relationships first, caring community who put staff and student well-being at the heart of everything we do. We are not just a special school, we are a very special school.

Closing Date: 17 March 2025, 12:00midday

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to Apply:

Please note: an application form must be completed in order to be considered for these posts. These are available on the school website.

 

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.