School Office Manager in Wolverhampton

School Office Manager

Wood End Primary School, 37 hours per week. Term time plus 2 weeks.

We are looking to appoint a competent and dedicated School Office Manager.

As School Office Manager, you will hold a key post of responsibility within the school. Reporting directly to the Headteacher, you will be responsible for ensuring non‑teaching aspects of the school run efficiently and effectively. You will also have line‑management responsibility for the administration and site staff.

Core responsibilities

• Support the Headteacher on finance, human resources, health & safety, premises management, whole‑school administration, and marketing.
• Promote the school aims, objectives and ethos.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of performance and processes.
• Ensure specific day‑to‑day functions of the school run smoothly.
• Establish good working relationships with all stakeholders and external agencies.
• Sound experience of financial management and budgetary planning and control.
• Experience of human resources management.
• Excellent working knowledge of ICT systems; including FMS and preferably knowledge of SIMS software.

The role is integral to our school, and the right candidate will have experience in a similar role.

The role requires you to be a highly organised, motivated and enthusiastic individual with a keen interest in making a difference to the school’s outcomes. You should be able to use your initiative, have a relentless drive for excellence, work flexibly, with integrity and under pressure. Attention to detail and being process driven will be essential to being successful in this role.

If you are motivated, ambitious and you believe that you meet the criteria for this role, we would like to hear from you. You must understand and be able to articulate the importance the Office Manager has to play in the success of the school.

Visits and/or conversations with the Headteacher are welcomed. To arrange please email the school via woodendprimaryschool@wolverhampton.gov.uk.

We do not consider CVs or applications not submitted on our school application form.

Wood End Primary is committed to the welfare and safety of all our pupils, and expects all staff, Governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Recruitment procedures are in line with the schools safeguarding and child protection policy. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks including a DBS check.

Interviews: Friday 23 January, 2026.

To apply, visit https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs-in-schools/School-Office-Manager-Wood-End-Primary%20School.