Office Manager 

FTE Salary:  Point 8 – 17 Scale 5/6 £27,553.00 - £28,871 (including fringe allowance) 

Actual Salary from September 2026: pro rata £22,723.03 - £23,810.00, 37 hrs per week, term time plus insets 

*  Until 31 August 2026, the role involves working 38 weeks of term time plus inset days, but from 1 September 2026, there will be a small reduction in working weeks as the school moves to a two-week October half-term break. 

Fawbert and Barnard’s Primary Academy are looking to appoint a full time experienced and highly efficient Office Manager to join our team.  The role would suit a proactive individual who would enjoy the challenge of working in a busy school environment.  

In this key role you will be responsible for a team and will be pivotal in the effective and smooth running of the school.  Previous experience of running a busy office and Arbor is desirable.  Applicants will need to demonstrate strong skills in both finance and secretarial duties. This position deals with a wide variety of people and therefore requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills and understand the importance of customer service in this key role and ensure a high-quality service provision to staff, students, families and the wider community.  

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the drive and passion to make a difference in our school. The successful candidate will need to be organised, with good time management and a high level of computer literacy. A key part of the role is to organise and supervise administrative systems within the school, and to contribute to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and staff.  

NET Academies Trust offer a unique chance to be part of a friendly and supportive team. Being part of a primary cluster of nine schools, staff work in teams to share the responsibility for planning. 

The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything they do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other local schools within NET. At NET Academies Trust we believe in the future development of our staff, our staff development programme has meant staff are successful in progressing the next stage of their career. 

Additional benefits working at Fawbert & Barnards Primary Academy: 

What Ofsted says about Fawbert & Barnard Primary Academy: 

Fawbert and Barnard’s Primary School is a good school, with pupils proud to belong to the “F and B family”. Ofsted highlights strong behaviour, effective teaching, a well-planned curriculum, and a particular strength in reading, alongside caring staff, strong safeguarding, and a positive, supportive culture for both pupils and staff. 

What parents says about Fawbert & Barnard Primary Academy: 

“There is a real community feel here, and all the staff and pupils seem very proud to belong to this lovely school. Thank you and keep up the great work.” 

"I love the school emphasis on family and community, and it is so clearly reflected in the feel you get when you walk around the school.” 

What our teachers say about Fawbert & Barnard Primary Academy: 

"F&B is like a family. The team is supportive and we help one another.” 

"I feel like it is an incredibly supportive working atmosphere where people want the best for one another and go out of their way to do their best for both staff and pupils. It is pupil driven which is why I particularly agree with the academy's attitude towards priorities." 

"Staff and pupils feel that we are all part of one family that help and support each other."