Office Manager - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-248-S
• Posted:23/04/2025
• Pay:Actual salary of £24,339 - £26,830 per annum
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:05/05/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Leigh Academy Hugh Christie has a rare and truly exciting opportunity to appoint an experienced, efficient and personable Office Manager to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to join and be part of a highly successful secondary school serving a mixed community. The role of the Office Manager is a busy one; there is always plenty to do so we need an individual who can turn their hand to all requirements, and who can be flexible with day to day duties. Our ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and will manage the smooth day to day running of the administration processes across the academy. You will be responsible for a small team and therefore previous supervisory experience is essential, along with exceptional organisation skills.

The main purpose of this role is to ensure the effective operation of all aspects of the main office, receptions, and to proactively support the development of a dynamic learning community through effective delivery of administrative services to meet the needs of every stakeholder.

We can offer our successful candidate:

• The opportunity to help shape our future by joining a LAT academy
• A school community committed to raising achievement and attainment
• A stunning environment with modern building, excellent resources and facilities
• A strong commitment to support professional development opportunities
• A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team

The basis of this role is fixed term working 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday), Term Time + 1 week of inset and offering an actual salary of £24,339 - £26,830 per annum (£28,297 - £31,194 full-time equivalent) based on experience.

The Leigh Academy Hugh Christie is a very special place to work and pre-application visits or phone calls are both encouraged and welcomed. If you would like to arrange to discuss the role with a member of the team, please contact Amy Wenban, Recruitment Advisor at amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk

Please note that interviews for this role may be held on a rolling basis, therefore we encourage early applications where possible.

Information about the trust

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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