Location - Hornchurch, East London

Contract type - Temp to perm for the right candidate

HRGO Education are working with a fantastic primary school situated in Hornchurch that is looking to appoint a new office manager to start immediately.

Working hours 08:00 - 16:00hrs

The school's curriculum aims to build upon children's prior learning, provides first hand learning experiences and allows children to develop their inter-personal skills with Jesus at the centre. We aim to build growth mind-sets, build resilience, and encourage the children to become creative, critical thinkers.

As the Office manager you will:

• Work as part of the administrative team in supporting the school and wider Catholic Multi Academy Trust by providing secretarial support to the school leadership team and acting as Clerk to the Governors by arranging and attending all meetings taking minutes and providing general support for effective conduct of their business in accordance with articles of government.
• Working in close liaison with the leadership team making decisions on day-to-day operational matters with guidelines of work plans, policy, procedure etc. such decisions include planning and prioritising, allocating and organising work, developing, and using new technology, monitoring performance, taking remedial action as required.
• Provide timely and effective operation of secretarial and administrative support service to the leadership team in accordance with good secretarial practice.
• Management of Administrative Assistant/Reception - security/visitors ensuring visitors book is maintained. * Supervision of Administrative Assistant, allocating and monitoring work as required, checking for quality and accuracy.
• Assess training needs of back-office support staff and arrange training accordingly.
• Maintain stationery and other school supplies and order new supplies as necessary.
• Participate in the safer recruitment process, including short listing, interviews, and preparation of recruitment material for staff supervised - including DBS checks and day to day management of the central single record

What you'll need

• business management skills.
• administration skills.
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• the ability to organise your time and workload.
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail.
• the ability to work well with others.
• the ability to think clearly using logic and reasoning.

If interested in this role then the next stages would be to click apply where a consultant will call to discuss more details.