Location: Arboretum Primary School
Hours: 37 hours a week, 39 weeks per year (term time + 5 Inset days)
Contract type: Permanent
We are looking to appoint a hard-working, diligent, flexible and experienced Office Manager to lead and manage our happy, lively, professional and supportive office.
The successful candidate will report to the School Business Manager, and be responsible for the effective management of the school office, providing high quality support to the school staff, pupils, parents and visitors.
They will have excellent organisational, numerical and IT skills, and have the ability to effectively manage the workload across the office team in the face of conflicting demands. They will demonstrate that they are a team player, with effective communication skills to support the office team and help staff, parents and other visitors to our school. They will also need to be highly flexible and adaptable to respond to our school’s daily routines and be resilient in the face of pressure as we aim for the highest professional standards.
In return we can offer you:
• A friendly, welcoming and supportive community who are immensely proud of their school;
• A commitment to continued professional development;
• A friendly working environment which supports and enhances our vision and ethos;
• Employee Assistance Programme
Arboretum Primary School is a proud member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) (www.ddat.org.uk) and enjoys a positive relationship with a team of professionals providing effective support in school improvement and operations.
Arboretum is a happy place to be. Our school is full of laughter, care and love; where each child is respected as the unique individual that they are. At Arboretum we underpin all of our work with the school’s values of ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’. We aim to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment in which all children are encouraged to be creative, confident and enquiring individuals. We have high expectations of our children; we will expect and support them to ‘Reach for the Stars’.
We are a large 625 place primary (which includes 32 children in our 2 year old unit and 60 in our 3 year old nursery), with a rich, ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children. We have a modern school that sits in large attractive grounds. We pride ourselves on our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams. We are a popular school, and have a waiting list for most year groups.
DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.
DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, completion of a probationary period, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.
We warmly invite prospective candidates to visit the school to find out more about us and the role. To register your interest, call the school office on (01332) 291140 or email jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk .
For application details, please go to Join Our Team on the Main Menu of our website at: www.arboretum.derby.sch.uk where you will find job details and application forms.
Please complete both the DDAT Support Staff application form and the Monitoring form. Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk or posted to the school address. Please note that the correct forms must be completed, and CVs or other methods of application will not be accepted; we will not consider CVs as part of the shortlisting process.
Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk
The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 16 Novembver 2026 at 09:00am. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held 24 November 2026.
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Salary range
- £28,608 per year