Operational Office Manager

The successful candidate will be responsible for key areas including HR, administration and Nursery admissions, as well as collaborating with colleagues on finance and health and safety. They will have a key role in the management of the school budget and supporting the Headteacher with confidential administration. As an integral member of the school office, you will ensure the systems and processes are maintained and provide excellent service to internal and external stakeholders. This role requires someone who is well-organised, has good attention to detail and has high expectations of themselves and others. To be successful in leading our office into its next phase, we are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to multi-task, often working to strict timelines
• Experience of budget management
• The ability to work with complex administration systems where accuracy is required
• The ability to build relationships within the school and the wider community, including parents and Governors
If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do., We have a passion for excellence demonstrated by a broad curriculum and high-quality leadership. We work hard to create collaboration across the Trust, and the Central Team reside in one of our schools, to remain grounded in school life. We have a strong track record of governance and health and safety, and our schools and Trust enjoy a healthy and stable financial position; we look to the future with anticipation of further growth and to support those schools already in our family by working together and adding value.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974, Thank you for your interest in John Taylor MAT - we hope the information here will outline what it means to work with us. The Trust was founded in 2014, in John Taylor High School - an outstanding secondary school in Barton-Under-Needwood, and the first in Staffordshire to convert to become an Academy. We have grown steadily over time and currently serve 13 infant/primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. In addition, the Staffordshire Research School and John Taylor Teaching School Hub are also key parts of our Trust, having gained a reputation for delivering outstanding professional development and support for teachers across a wide ranging offer. The mission for the Trust is "We believe in the power of education to improve lives - and the world." We are driven to ensure our communities can realise their true potential through learning. This is our mission. We provide experiences, resources, structures, and systems to enable all to engage, all to progress, all to achieve.

Permanent, full time role - 37 hours per week working term time only for 39.2 weeks plus 10 additional days to be agreed and worked across the academic year Monday to Thursday: 8am to 4pm and Friday: 8am to 3.30pm Salary: Grade 7 (SCP15-22) £30,024 - £33,699 per annum pro rata Actual salary: £ 27,402.38 - £30,756.49 per annum John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives - and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint an Operational Office Manager to join one of the newest schools in our evolving organisation.