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    Office Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council

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    Start date: 1 July 2024

    Hours per week: Full time, Term time only plus Banked hours

    Contract type: Permanent

    Ark Victoria Academy

    Talbot Way

    Birmingham

    B10 0HJ

    Telephone number:

    Ark Victoria Academy is seeking a professional and organised Office Manager to join our Admin Team.

    As Office Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the administrative functions of the Academy run efficiently and effectively. You will supervise reception and administrative staff, systems and processes and will lead on school communications. You will also contribute to the planning, development and monitoring of support services, including coordination and delegation of relevant activities.

    The right candidate will be an excellent team player and will demonstrate their ability to work well under pressure, in a fast-paced school environment. We are looking for an organised individual who will uphold the vision and ethos of the academy at all times, providing an excellent customer service.

    If you are ready to add further value to our Operations Department and to work alongside a brilliant school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding.

    The successful candidate will:

    • ensure that a full range of excellent, consistent administrative support is delivered across the academy
    • line manage a team of reception and administrative staff to ensure an effective and efficient support service
    • have experience of setting up and running effective administrative and clerical systems within a school context

      About Ark Victoria Academy

      Aim high, be brave, be kind, keep learning

      Ark Victoria Academy is a high performing school across all key stages, providing pupils with a unique journey in their education through the curriculum, personal development programme, student experience offer and the vast range of opportunities that we are able to provide as an all-through school. 73% of all grades awarded at GCSE 2023 are grade 4 and above, against a national figure of 68%. 67% of students gained a grade 4 or above for English and maths. At KS2 82% of pupils gained the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against a national figure of 59%. 87% of our pupils achieved the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. Our provisional P8 score of +0.55, which based on last year's results would place us in the top 20% of all schools.

      Whilst being a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.

      It's for this reason that Ark Victoria Academy was judged 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2019, with a strong emphasis on expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our students and staff.

      Find out more about us/

      Why work for our school?

      Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy
      • we take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
      • our school's 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
      • our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
      • access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
      • interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
      • gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

        For an informal, conversation about the role please contact HR Manager, Kelly Mubarik on or

        This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

        Please visit our website and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

        This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

        Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

        Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

        An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.


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