Office Manager

at  Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Job description
Sandringham Primary School, Sandringham Road, Intake, Doncaster DN2 5LS
Tel: 01302 361880
Contract Type: Permanent
Contracted hours: 37 Hours per week – Monday to Friday, Term time plus 5 days
Responsible to: Principal and Executive Business Manager
The Directors of Exceed Learning Partnership and Governors of Sandringham Primary School are looking to appoint an Office Manager to contribute to the school’s further success in the year ahead.
Sandringham Primary School is part of Exceed Learning Partnership, a Multi Academy Trust that currently comprises 9 Academies, Bentley High Street Primary School, Carr Lodge Academy, Edlington Victoria Academy, Hall Cross Academy, Hill Top Academy, Rosedale Primary School, Sandringham Primary School, Sheep Dip Lane Academy, and Willow Primary School.
Are you passionate about improving the life chances of young people? Are you ambitious, passionate about the education of children and looking for a new challenge? This is an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to use their skills and individuality and support us in our continuing journey of improvement.
We foster a positive climate and strive for all staff to develop a successful career. To achieve this, we put the maximum amount of effort into creating the very best professional development opportunities. As part of Exceed, Sandringham Primary School is collaborating with outstanding Academies and leaders, which is ensuring that we move forward in our own development. Our recent OFSTED inspection in May 2023 judged that the school continues to be good.
Why work for Exceed Learning Partnership and at Sandringham Primary School?
At Sandringham Primary School, our aim is to foster a love of learning and develop enquiring minds to enable all our children to overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential.
We strive to ensure that our children value themselves as unique individuals, celebrating diversity and respecting differences. We work together as a community to enable all our children to grow to be responsible citizens and successful learners with high aspirations who know how to make a positive contribution to their community and the wider society.
Our Values permeate through everything we do, and we expect our pupils to be ambitious to achieve their very best through being positive, self-motivated, engaged in their learning and independent in their decisions. There is a high focus on developing children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding.
Education is a partnership between home and school, we place a great deal of emphasis on our partnership with parents and the community. We believe that children learn best when home and school work together.
Working in Exceed Learning Partnership will offer:
❖ Excellent career development
❖ Talented and hard-working professional colleagues who are committed to children’s success across the curriculum
❖ The support of being part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
❖ The most up-to-date training and development opportunities
❖ Wonderful pupils and parents who support the school in all its aspirations
❖ A highly committed and supportive Governing Board and Trust Board of Directors
❖ An inclusive ethos in which everyone is valued and respected
❖ An ethos that promotes the importance of physical, emotional and mental wellbeing for pupils and our staff
At Exceed Learning Partnership, we have a strong culture of school improvement, and professional development is at the heart of the Trust and all its academies. Our leaders have a wealth of knowledge and are highly experienced in improving outcomes for pupils.
As a Trust, we are passionate about meeting the needs of all our learners, ensuring their happiness and making the most of their individual talents. The focus on developing a lifelong love of learning is underpinned by rigorous attention to the development of essential skills and tools. We are committed to providing the very best educational opportunities for the pupils of Sandringham Primary School and this is an exciting opportunity for you to join this team and ‘make a difference.
Application Details:
Please see the adjoining Recruitment Pack for the full job description and person specification. Please note that applications must be completed on the appropriate form; CVs alone will not be accepted.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and we would be delighted to show you our school in action and to see the fantastic work of our pupils and staff on the following dates:
Thursday: 1st August 2024
Monday: 5th August 2024
Tuesday: 6th August 2024
To arrange a visit at any of these times, please contact our Academy Business Manager Lisa Clark on 01302 361880
or by email [email protected]
If you have the qualities and skills for the role and want to be part of a high-performing team, dedicated to providing the best possible educational opportunities for the young people of Doncaster, then please send your completed application form to:
Email : [email protected]
By Post :
Lorraine Burton, Personnel Manager, Exceed Learning Partnership, Edlington Lane, Edlington, Doncaster, DN12 1PL
Appointment Process
Closing date for applications: Thursday 8th August 2024 at 12.00 noon
Shortlisting Friday 9th August 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 14th August 2024
Exceed Learning Partnership is an inclusive, diverse, supportive organisation. We care deeply about inclusive working practice and diverse teams. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suitable to the job and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief and disability.
The Directors and Governors of Exceed Learning Partnership are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, the role is engaged in regulated activity and will therefore require a Children’s Barred List Check. Shortlisted Applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure.
If you have not heard from us within three days of the shortlisting date, then unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful

Please refer the Job description for details