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Office Manager - Studio School East Cowes
| Posting date: | 30 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2025 |
| Location: | Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7d2398ea-2bef-4e8d-b7b1-13c899f50449 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Excellent organisational skills and enjoy multi-tasking in a busy working environment
• Relevant experience of school office administration/management
• Relevant experience of using Management Information Systems such as SIMS (pupil records), although training can be provided.
• Excellent standards in quality of work, with the necessary discretion when dealing with sensitive matters
• Excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to forming productive relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
• Wonderful students.
• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
Further details about the role
The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.
We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.
St George’s School is expanding
St George’s is a secondary special school on the Isle of Wight providing education for students with severe and complex needs.
In September 2024 we opened a satellite provision in East Cowes for young people with SEMH needs, where we have embedded trauma informed practice and a therapeutic approach to support students on their academic journey.
The provision has been incredibly successful, and we look forward to welcoming an additional cohort of young people in September 2025.
We are looking to appoint a motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Office Manager to be part of our dedicated team at St George’s Studio East Cowes, who will be responsible for the smooth running of day to day office operations. You will be committed to providing a first-class customer service to external stakeholders, staff and students, supporting our aim for all learners to receive a high-quality experience at our learning centre.
This is a varied and rewarding role, where duties will include maintaining a professional front of house service, liaison with families, responding to queries from a range of personnel, maintaining records including EHCP paperwork and documentation and continuously seeking opportunities to improve office processes and procedures.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• Excellent organisational skills and enjoy multi-tasking in a busy working environment
• Relevant experience of school office administration/management
• Relevant experience of using Management Information Systems such as SIMS (pupil records), although training can be provided.
• Excellent standards in quality of work, with the necessary discretion when dealing with sensitive matters
• Excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to forming productive relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
• Wonderful students.
• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
Further details about the role
The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.
We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.
St George’s School is expanding
St George’s is a secondary special school on the Isle of Wight providing education for students with severe and complex needs.
In September 2024 we opened a satellite provision in East Cowes for young people with SEMH needs, where we have embedded trauma informed practice and a therapeutic approach to support students on their academic journey.
The provision has been incredibly successful, and we look forward to welcoming an additional cohort of young people in September 2025.
We are looking to appoint a motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Office Manager to be part of our dedicated team at St George’s Studio East Cowes, who will be responsible for the smooth running of day to day office operations. You will be committed to providing a first-class customer service to external stakeholders, staff and students, supporting our aim for all learners to receive a high-quality experience at our learning centre.
This is a varied and rewarding role, where duties will include maintaining a professional front of house service, liaison with families, responding to queries from a range of personnel, maintaining records including EHCP paperwork and documentation and continuously seeking opportunities to improve office processes and procedures.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.