As the Office Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administrative functions of the school office. This includes managing reception and admin staff, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our school’s administrative and support services. The office is the hub of our school where a wide range of demands need to be met to a professional standard. Your role will be crucial in providing excellent reception services and supporting the administration and day-to-day operations of the school. This is a newly created role and an exciting opportunity to join and help shape our admin support team.
It is essential that the successful candidate has previous line manager experience, have a calm and organised personality, a flexible approach and have the ability to cope with a wide range of tasks. IT skills are important and you will need to be fully competent in the full range of Microsoft products and have English GCSE Grade C or above.
Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.
We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market Primary Schools. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager or Ellie Colton, Deputy Head – Staffing at the school or via email: hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or ecolton@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 9.00 am on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025
Interview date: Wednesday, 30th April 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an enhanced disclosure check.