Office Manager

Office Manager
Temp to Perm
Start Date: Thursday 12th February
Location: Westminster 

Zest Education is supporting a well‑established secondary school in Westminster as they seek a Office Manager to join them on a temp‑to‑perm basis, starting Thursday, 12th February.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative and organisational skills who thrives in a busy school environment and is ready to take ownership of the smooth running of the school office.

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the day‑to‑day operation of the school office
• Providing line management to the Receptionist
• Ensuring the school is presented professionally at all times
• Delivering high‑quality administrative support to staff, students, parents and external stakeholders
• Contributing to the wider ethos and aims of the school
• Supporting the development of an efficient, dynamic and welcoming learning community

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working in, or managing, an office environment
• School experience is highly desirable
• Arbor experience is an advantage
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to lead by example
• A proactive, professional and positive approach

Contract & Hours

• Full time, Monday to Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• 8:00am – 4:00pm (30‑minute unpaid lunch)
• Term time + 4 weeks
• Temp to perm – the successful interim candidate will be eligible to apply for the permanent post
• Salary: PO3, Spine Point 32–35
  • £40,916 – £44,335 FTE
  • £38,136 – £41,323 pro rata

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced administrator to step into a key leadership role within a supportive school environment.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Reggie at reggie@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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