Start date: 1 January 2025 Hours per week: 36.50, Term time only Severne Primary School Severne Road Birmingham B27 7HR Telephone number: 0121 706 2743 Contact email: l.dillonseverne.bham.sch.uk Contract type: Permanent Severne Primary School are seeking to appoint an outstanding Senior Office Manager to join our successful and popular school from January 2025. Severne is a two-form entry school with nursery provision. The school is at the heart of our community and we have positive relationships with the children and families we serve which enables us to create a safe, friendly and supportive environment. The caring, skilled and dedicated staff team are fully committed to ensuring we provide for every child’s individual, academic and emotional needs in order for them to receive the best possible education. As the Senior Office Manager, you will be an integral part of our school community, providing essential administrative support to ensure the smooth running of daily operations. Your exceptional attention to detail and ability to multitask will be instrumental in maintaining an efficient office environment. We are looking for someone who: has substantial experience of working in a busy school office and can manage a small team experience of school financial administration and systems can calmly manage conflicting demands with a solution focused approach can manage the reception area, greeting pupils, staff, visitors, and handling enquiries with professionalism and warmth is able to build positive relationships with children, their families and staff has strong ICT, literacy and communication skills Why work at Severne Primary? a successful school committed to improving outcomes for all children a very well-resourced school to ensure your effectiveness and success we can offer you a chance to work in a diverse, vibrant community, with an inclusive, nurturing culture and an ethos that recognises the contribution of every member of the school community excellent CPD opportunities to ensure professional development a commitment to staff well-being Visits to our school are strongly encouraged, please email Laraine Dillon at l.dillonseverne.bham.sch.uk or telephone 0121 706 2743 to arrange a visit during week commencing 4 November 2024. 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 download Application Pack or go to our vacancies area within our website where you will find the advert and forms needed to apply. Please send your completed form to l.dillonseverne.bham.sch.uk Interviews: Wednesday 20 November 2024 This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. BCC is a Living Wage employer 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. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.