Office Manager

Vacancy: Office Manager – Partner Primary School in Bury

Location: Bury
Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term (September 2025 – January 2026)
Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday (including a 30-minute lunch break)
Start Date: September 2025

We are seeking a highly organised and professional individual to join our partner primary school as Office Manager on a full-time basis, to cover the current postholder’s long-term leave.

Role Overview:
The Office Manager will be the primary point of contact for parents, staff, visitors, and external agencies, ensuring the smooth and efficient administration of the school. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing administrative processes, supporting the organisational needs of the school, and maintaining effective communication across all stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the daily operations of the school office
• Handling correspondence, emails, and telephone enquiries
• Maintaining accurate records and documentation in accordance with school policies and safeguarding procedures
• Supporting administrative staff and senior leadership as required
• Assisting with pupil enrolment, attendance, and other administrative duties
• Creating a welcoming and professional environment for visitors and staff

Candidate Requirements:

• Proven experience in an administrative or managerial role, ideally within a primary school setting
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office; experience with BROMCOM is advantageous but not necessary
• Ability to work independently, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving skills
• Discretion and understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding protocols

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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