Salary: Scale 6 (actual salary £34,511 per annum rising annually to £36,621 per annum (inclusive of Outer London Weighting) plus first aid allowance

Hours: 40 hour week (8:00am to 4:30pm) - term time only (plus INSET days)

Contract: Permanent

Required as soon as possible

Ruislip High School is looking to appoint an experienced and highly efficient school office and administration manager. The role would suit a proactive and highly motivated person who enjoys the challenge of working in a busy environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a small team and will be pivotal in the effective and efficient running of the school office, reception, medical welfare and administrative functions. The job will require both hands-on involvement as well as line management. Previous experience of line management/staff supervision is essential. This position deals with a wide variety of people and therefore requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

Ruislip High is looking for an individual who has the drive and passion to make a difference in Ruislip High School. The successful candidate will need to be extremely well organised, have exceptional time management, attention to detail and a high level of computer literacy. 

Why work at Ruislip High School?

• Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.  

• The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations. 

• Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.

• Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.

• There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire. 

In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky. 

Applications should be made through My New Term. Information about our school is available on our website: www.ruisliphigh.com.  

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to: jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk

Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 8th June 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 17th June 2026  

Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013, 2020 and 2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website (click here).

Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our community and the wider population in the UK. People of colour and minority ethnic staff are under-represented on our staff body. We are keen to attract applicants from a diverse pool of candidates and are determined to be a great employer for all.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.