Office Manager - St. George’s School

Job Posted: 28 April 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: East Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £23,234 - £24,393 pa (actual)
• Industries: Administration Education General Office

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.

This is a very exciting time, and the following permanent position is open to application if you are interested in joining us:

OFFICE MANAGER

Salary – Hay Grade 7 - £23,234 - £24,393 pa (actual)

                                       Paid in equal instalments across 12 months

Hours per week – 37 (full-time), Term-Time Only (38 weeks)

                                    Monday – Thursday – 8.00am – 4.00pm

                                    Friday – 8.00am – 3.30pm

THE ROLE

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.

As such, the ideal candidate will have:

• 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.

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.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.

Please contact Jenny Holmes on [email protected] for further details and an application pack.

Application forms are also available to download from the school website at www.stgeorges-school.co.uk

Closing date: Friday, 9^th May - 12pm