Job Reference: PMS001

Location: Penkridge Middle School, Penkridge

Employer: Penk Valley Academy Trust                                                                 

Closing date for applications: Thursday 4^th July 2019 (noon)

Interview: Wednesday 10^th July 2019

Start date: September 2019

Salary: Grade 7 ( £22,911 – £26,317) Pro rata

Terms & Conditions: Full Time, Term time only

About the Role

We invite applications for the post of Operational Office Manager to join our forward-thinking, very popular school. The successful candidate will join a friendly, welcoming, supportive and dedicated team.

Penkridge Middle School is a school with high expectations and standards. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Operational Office Manager to join our hard-working, dedicated, happy team of staff and children, who can enhance our administrative provision.

The postholder will be required to lead and develop the administrative function of the school, line manage administrative office staff and provide admin support to the Senior Leadership Team.

The postholder will need to be:

• Highly organised with excellent planning, time management and attention to detail abilities.
• Pro-active in resolving queries and able to find innovative ways of problem solving.
• Able to work effectively and accurately under pressure and manage completing tasks within fixed timescales.
• Well developed in research and analytical/evaluation skills with the ability to draw appropriate conclusions from complex information and offer considered recommendations to decision makers.
• Able to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Able to understand and explain regulatory information relating to schools.
• Able to work collaboratively across the Trust to ensure best practice is adhered to.

An ability to work in a very busy office with frequent interruptions is essential.

You will need to maintain a first aid certificate and be willing to undertake training.

The School:

The school is part of Penk Valley Academy Trust along with 4 other schools based in the local area:  St John’s (CE) First School, Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, and Wolgarston High School. We are on a very exciting journey and would love you to join us in developing our 2-19 Academy Trust – a place where we want our children and young people to be excited about their learning, achieve very high outcomes enabling them to choose to either go to university or a successful career. Penkridge Middle School is a school that takes students from Y5 to Y8 and is run as a secondary model (with a primary feel).

We are a Trust where learning is at the heart of the organisation and in which professional development is at the core of our culture. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.penkridge.staffs.sch.uk and return to personnel@penkvalley.co.uk or alternatively post your application to the school address.

Penkridge Middle School

Marsh Lane

Penkridge

Stafford

ST19 5BW

All schools with the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.