At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage the school office and support staff in a nurturing environment.
- Company: Sir Geoff Hurst Academy, a special school dedicated to supporting children with SEMH needs.
- Benefits: Full-time role with competitive pay and a supportive community.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team focused on fostering growth and independence in students.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children with complex needs.
- Qualifications: Enthusiasm and commitment to supporting children with behavioural and emotional difficulties.
The predicted salary is between 23850 - 29150 £ per year.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and energetic Office Manager for our new purpose built school in Chelmsford. Applicants must be enthusiastic, with an understanding of and commitment to children with complex behavioural, social and emotional difficulties.
Information about the School:
Sir Geoff Hurst Academy is a special school offering a nurturing, inclusive environment for 65 pupils with SEMH and associated needs with residential provision for fifteen pupils. We have high expectations for each child to leave as a confident young adult who is well prepared for the future. The school is located in central Chelmsford and delivers great practice and informative teaching aimed at supporting the children and young people to access meaningful outcomes and life pathways.
The Beckmead Trust Schools reflect a commitment to pupils' academic, physical, social, vocational and emotional progress. To give children an opportunity to flourish in all aspects of their lives, the Trust believes in nurturing all members of the school community. We believe the environment needs to reflect this by being warm, purposeful and understandable.
The curriculum presents formal, informal and enriched opportunities for development and progress. This enables the children who graduate from Beckmead to become independent, connected members of the communities where they live and the workplaces that may employ them.
The Beckmead Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people, so we expect all staff and volunteers, as well as those who work on the premises, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance to include the ability to participate in Physical Intervention and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. We will also carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.
Key Role Information
- Job type: Full Time
- Contract type: Permanent
- Closing: 26/06/2026 00:00
- Interview: TBC
- Start: 1 September 2026
- Contract term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks
- Pay grade: NJC Support Outer Fringe | NJC19 - NJC24
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