Office Manager

4 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham City Council Full time

Start date 3 June 2024

Hours 36.3 term time only

St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road
Birmingham
B15 2AF

We are looking for an excellent and enthusiastic Office Manager to lead the smooth running of the school office and assist with the daily life of the school at St Thomas, as well as carry out finance processes.

We pride ourselves on our warm and family-feel approach from the very first stage of communication with families. Within the Office Manager role, it can be expected that usual school office tasks and responsibilities apply, with the addition of high levels of children and parent/ carer contact at several points during each day.

We provide nursery education for children aged 2 to 5 years.

The successful candidate will;

  • be professional, able to work under pressure and demonstrate initiative
  • be able to multitask and manage a varied workload, including line manage the small admin team
  • have strong ICT, literacy, and communication skills

    The Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery schools is made up of 9 Nursery Schools delivering inclusive high-quality early education and care to children aged 0 to 5 years across Birmingham.

    We have a vibrant and enthusiastic staff of qualified teachers, teaching assistants, nursery officers, play workers, administrators and other support staff who make up our large team. As well as exceptional and inclusive provision for children and families, we are committed to professional development. Our settings are culturally diverse with a large number of languages spoken.

    We have a reputation for supporting children with a range of complex special educational needs and disabilities, as well as support for families who may have additional challenges in their lives. If you are interested in this challenge, with the support of both experienced leaders across the Federation and a welcoming and supportive team of staff at St Thomas Centre Nursery School, we would like to hear from you.

    You are welcome to join us for an informal visit to find out more about our amazing school. Informal visits are on Wednesday 24 April 2024 at 10.30am and 1.30pm, please email Stuart Brown at s.brown@stcn.bham.sch.uk to arrange your informal visit to St Thomas Centre Nursery School.

      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.  

    Please download an applicant pack and Apply Online

    Visits to the school are most welcome by prior arrangement. Please contact Stuart Brown (Headteacher) via enquiry@stcn.bham.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

    Interviews will be held week ending  3 May 2024 at St Thomas Nursery Centre School

    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; Prohibition check (where applicable) Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. 

    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. 

    BCC is a Living Wage employer. 


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