Office Manager
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton
- £28,289 - £31,202 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- (FTE £32,909 - £36,298) (depending on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- July 2023
- Apply by:
- 26 June 2023
Job overview
Title: Office Manager
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only Grade: 8
Annual Salary: £28,289 - £31,202 (FTE £32,909 - £36,298) (depending on experience)
Start Date: July 2023
Closing Date: Midday Monday 26th June 2023
Interview Date: To be agreed
If you are seeking an authentic experience in a progressive and award-winning school, then consider this your personal invitation to USH. We are a heavily oversubscribed community school which proudly and successfully delivers values-led education. We are known for our excellent career progression routes and we attract professionals who are willing to contribute to our sustained success whilst embracing our family ethos. Ofsted (Oct 2019) said ‘Both staff and pupils are proud of the inclusive nature of the school.’
Due to the expansion of USH, we are looking for an Office Manager to join our team. This is an exciting, new opportunity for an enthusiastic, confident and ambitious individual to work closely with our School Business Manager.
This is a varied role, best suited to a person with great organisational skills, high standards, excellent communication skills and most importantly, someone who puts the child at the centre of everything they do.
About the role: your main duties will include:
- Supporting the School Business Manager with tasks across these areas: HR, H&S and the administrative function of the school
- Supporting the efficient operation of the school office with line management of some team members
- Overseeing and improving communication channels such as the school website and our social media platforms
About you: we are looking for someone who:
- Has a strong desire to work in education and to further opportunities for all students
- Has experience of leading, managing and motivating staff
- Is a strong team player with good interpersonal skills
- Is able to work on their own initiative and organise/prioritise their own workload and that of their team
- Demonstrates a commitment to their own ongoing professional development
- Has an excellent understanding of, and at least 5 years’ practical experience of Business Administration gained preferably, but not essentially, in a school setting
Is this you? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We can offer you:
- An open and honest professional culture and learning community
UPPER SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL
- A dedicated team, who place students at the heart of everything
- Amazing students who are proud to be part of the school
- Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes.
- In-house Teaching School.
- An individual induction programme supported by a mentor.
- Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff.
- Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service.
- Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met).
- Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy.
- Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages.
- Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members.
The successful applicant will be welcomed and supported in our friendly environment where we have a passion for learning.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
We positively encourage prospective candidates to enquire about our school prior to applying. Please contact our recruitment team via email: recruitment@ushschool.org
Full details and application forms can be downloaded from our website: http://uppershirleyhigh.org/staff_vacancies.
Please return your completed applications to recruitment@ushschool.org.
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About Upper Shirley High School
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- Upper Shirley High School
- Bellemoor Road, Shirley
- Southampton
- SO15 7QU
- United Kingdom
Upper Shirley High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary academy in Southampton, Hampshire. The school caters for students aged 11 to 16.
Upper Shirley High School is part of the Jefferys Education Partnership, a multi-academy trust. Formerly Bellemoor School, the school changed its name in September 2008 and became an academy in 2012.
Upper Shirley High is committed to ensuring that our students get the very best opportunities through an education that provides academic success in traditional subjects, alongside helping young people to explore their interests and their strengths in other subject areas.
Whether a child is practically, technically or academically minded, there is a pathway for them which enables them to thrive and enjoy their time at school. We invest heavily in trips, extra-curricular clubs, performing arts, sport, and career guidance so students have a wide range of opportunities during their time with us. Providing young people with moments of excitement and enjoyment, moments they will remember forever, is so important to the USH community.
We are determined that young people will follow the path that is right for them, determined in partnership between student, home and school.
We have high expectations of our students. Excellent behaviour is fundamental to ensuring learning takes place. We treat people well, we demonstrate good manners, and we are kind. At USH we celebrate success and support our students in developing perseverance and resilience. We take our work very seriously and are committed to being the best school in the region.
Learning without limits reflects our ambition for all our young people to aim high. We encourage our students to ‘Believe, Respect and Succeed’ so that they leave Upper Shirley High School with the skills and characteristics they need to be successful in their future lives.
We are here to achieve, and we are proud of our strong tradition of exceptional academic performance. In 2022, a record breaking 78% of our students achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. USH is a proud member of SSAT Leading Edge Group – a national award and membership which is exclusively for high performing schools. Our caring and aspirational staff are completely dedicated to guiding our students to success. They have a proven track record.
We work closely with our feeder schools in the Hamwic Education Trust so that we provide better support and education for our students and community.
Headteacher
Chris Sykes
Our Vision:
USH is a happy place where all are challenged to achieve; where we are distinguished as leaders of learning and the passion of our people transforms futures.
Our Values:
We expect all members of our community to share and role model our values:
Believe
As a member of the USH community, everything starts with self-belief and a positive mind-set. Our school exists to raise achievement and give young people the best chance of living a happy and fulfilling life. Embracing challenges, taking risks and a belief in the benefits of learning are fundamental to our success. These qualities ensure our pupils thrive. Building trust underpins our work at USH and this means we can rely on each other and show integrity (what we do, matches what we say). We believe in each other, we are a team.
Respect
We have high expectations of our students. Excellent behaviour is fundamental to ensuring learning takes place. We treat people well, we demonstrate good manners, and we are kind. We want to cultivate an ethos where children have a genuine interest in helping their peers. This only happens in an environment which promotes strong relationships based on mutual respect. We are inclusive and we celebrate individuality, so everyone feels they belong.
Succeed
We are here to achieve. We are proud of our strong tradition of academic performance. We celebrate success and understand the importance of learning from our mistakes and failures. Successful people show perseverance and resilience. Success comes in many forms and at USH we support each other to be the best we can be. We take our work very seriously and are committed to being the best school in the region.
Our Motto:
Believe, Respect and Succeed values underpin our school motto of ‘Learning without Limits’. They are at the core of everything we do, and we expect all members of our community to share and role model these values.
Ofsted report
“Students and parents are given a wide range of information and support, advice and guidance to ensure that courses are appropriately matched to individual needs. This has ensured students have a high level of motivation on the courses and clear pathways to the next level of study.”
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