Job Description

Job Title:

Office Manager: Customer Experience, Sales & Administration

Contract Type:

Permanent

Contract Hours:

30 hours per week (Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri)

Pay:

28,000 pro rata

Location:

Porthmeor Studios, St Ives TR26

Application closing date:

30th November

Expected Interview Date:

10th/11th December

Expected Start Date:

12th January

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Sales Office Manager / Administrator to join our caring, creative friendly team at our historic art school. It's an inspirational workplace in the heart of St Ives, Cornwall.

Join a place where creativity thrives. Work in a meaningful and rewarding role, in a stunning seaside location, for a friendly organisation that values, recognises, and develops talent.

As the first point of contact for students and visitors, you will play a key role in providing a welcoming and professional experience--whether in person, online, or by phone. You will help ensure the smooth running of all administrative processes, maintain accurate records, and support our mission to inspire creativity in everyone we reach. You will oversee our office operations, manage customer enquiries, and help maximise enrolment across our courses.

At St Ives School of Painting we offer a dynamic schedule of art courses all year round, taught by our team of renowned local and national contemporary artists. We run these from our studios overlooking Porthmeor beach in St Ives where we have been based since 1938. We also offer a range of online courses which people can access from all over the world..

You need to have a friendly and confident manner to deliver great customer service, strong communication skills, numerically competent, excellent IT and administrative skills with the ability to work at pace and multi-task in a busy office. You must be well organised, be able to coordinate and prioritise a range of tasks and deliver to tight constraints with a high attention to detail.

Experience in retail, sales, Word Press and databases would be a bonus

As we are a small team this is a broad role and you will never be bored! Full training and support given.

How to apply

Please go to our Vacancies section on our website where you can download the application form and job description. https://www.schoolofpainting.co.uk/about-us/work-for-us/

If you need any help please email jobs@schoolofpainting.co.uk or call 01736 797180.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 30 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

St Ives TR26 1NG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):

Have you filled in the job application which can be downloaded from our website?
Work Location: In person