Office Manager

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Job Description

• Brampton CE Primary School
• Address: Southwold Road, Brampton, Beccles NR34 8DW
• Salary: £26,402 per annum, pro rata (£13.68 per hour)
• Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only + 1 week
• Contract: Permanent
• Reference: 8596

Brampton CE Primary School are looking for an Office Manager to join their school administration team.

As office manager you will be the first point of contact for parents, staff, and visitors, helping to ensure the smooth day to day running of our school office. You'll handle administrative and financial tasks, manage school communications, and provide support to the business manager and senior leadership team.

What will the job entail?

• Maintain the reception and front office to create a professional and welcoming entrance to the school at all times
• Act as the first point of contact for all telephone enquiries responding to queries or passing on messages to the appropriate member of staff as necessary
• Greet and welcome all visitors and ensure that they are signed in for security and health and safety purposes, including making checks for safeguarding as appropriate
• Check and respond to emails and sort incoming and outgoing post.
• Ensure efficient and effective administration in the reception and front office by maintaining appropriate systems and procedures being mindful of confidential information at all times
• Ensure accurate recording and updating of pupil and staff information on the appropriate manual and electronic systems and registers such as the Single Central Record
• Maintain the diary, electronic or paper, for the Headteacher and other senior staff, arranging meetings and appointments as required
• Responsible for preparation of data and uploading of the termly pupil and workforce census
• Produce reports as required by the Headteacher which includes attendance registers and reports
• Arranging and booking school visits and trips for the association of Bramfield, Brampton and Ringsfield Primary Schools
• Assist with staff recruitment administration which includes processing Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
• Ensure accurate data entry onto the school's electronic purchase ledger to include ordering, invoices, deliveries and supplier payments
• Collecting payments via Bromcom and permission slips for school visits and trips
• To read, understand and implement all policies and procedures relevant to your role.

What you will need

• To be a role model who supports our Christian ethos
• To follow our school mission, vison and values
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• To be friendly, approachable and great with people
• To have experience in administration (school experience is preferable but not essential)
• To be confident using IT and office systems.

To find out more

Please contact Louise Manning, School Business Manager, by calling 01986 784205 or emailing office.bramfield@greatwoodsprimary.org

How to apply

Please read the job description (Word) and guidance notes (pdf), and complete the Application Form (pdf)

Please email your completed application to office.bramfield@greatwoodsprimary.org

Closing date: 9am, 13 April 2026.

Interview date: week commencing 13 April 2026.

Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.

Bramfield CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles involve contact with children and are thus engaged in regulated activity relevant to children. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to references and online searches. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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