School Office Manager

Job Description:

School Office Manager
Nottingham
Salary: £28,797 - £31,000
Full-Time, Term-Time + 3 Weeks OR Full Year
Start Date: September 2025 (or as close as possible)

Are you a highly organised and proactive administrator looking to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a busy, people-focused environment where your operational expertise makes a real impact every day?

SF Recruitment are working with a specialist education provider supporting children and young people aged 2-19. This is a unique opportunity to join their leadership team as a School Office Manager, helping ensure the smooth running of the non-teaching side of the setting.

What's the role?
This is a newly created position with a broader Operations Management function. You'll work closely with the Headteacher and regional support teams to coordinate and oversee the administrative and operational aspects of the school. You'll manage a small, dedicated team of around 3-4 admin staff and the Site Manager, supporting a wider staff body of around 200. This is a hands-on, varied role ideal for someone with a strong background in school administration who's ready to step up.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day office operations and admin functions
• Coordinate site and facilities management through the Site Manager
• Liaise with external HR and Finance teams, ensuring tasks like right-to-work checks, job postings, and finance workbook completion are actioned on time
• Ensure compliance with relevant procedures and support safer recruitment
• Provide operational support to the Headteacher and act as the school's key contact for business-related matters

About you:

You'll need to be:

• An experienced school administrator, senior admin, or office manager ready to take on more responsibility
• Ideally experience within the education sector
• Comfortable leading a small team and managing multiple tasks at once
• A confident communicator with a proactive, solution-focused mindset
• Familiar with school operations, ideally within a local authority or trust setting
• Organised, unflappable, and capable of keeping everything running behind the scenes

Please note: You do not need to be a qualified HR or Finance professional - central teams will provide direction. What you do need is the ability to follow processes, stay on top of tasks, and be an excellent all-round organiser.

Working hours:

• Full-time: 37 hours per week
• Core hours: approx. 8:30am-4/4:30pm (with one shorter day)
• Choose between: (Term-Time + 3 Weeks (42 weeks paid) or Full Year (52 weeks) - with holidays to be taken during school breaks

Additional info:

• Enhanced DBS required (can be arranged if not already on the update service)
• One-stage interview process
• Ideally looking for someone to start in early September for proper induction support

If you're ready to play a vital behind-the-scenes role in a purpose-driven setting, apply now or get in touch for more details.