Office Manager

Role: Office Manager Location: Primary School, BD4 Pay is dependent on experience and qualifications.  Office Manager Band 8/SO1 SCP 17-25 (Actual salary £25,499-£30,074) Permanent, term time plus 10 days 37 hours per week Here at Protocol Education, we are working exclusively with a school in BD4 seeking a full time office manager to join a busy, fully inclusive primary setting.  The successful candidate will: Lead an administrative team to provide essential support services for staff, students, and parents. Oversee the daily operations of the administrative office, ensuring exceptional support is delivered to both colleagues and senior leaders. Manage complex data and information, keeping school systems current and accurate. Maintain vital school records and databases with a focus on confidentiality, while meeting statutory requirements, including those from external organizations such as the DfE. Oversee the departmental budget, ensuring best value in purchases and financial transactions and compliance with all policies and procedures. Assist in HR and recruitment processes, including the hiring of temporary and supply staff. Essential Requirements: GCSEs in English and Mathematics at grade C or above (or equivalent). Excellent communication skills, including phone and reception etiquette. Experience supervising or managing a team. Senior-level experience in a school office environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with complex databases. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website