HR Assistant - Full-time

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

Ref:KCC886-7072-236S
Posted:06/10/2018
Pay:Kent Range 5 (starting salary £18,059pa)
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:22/10/2018 at 18:00
Interviews:TBC

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We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and proactive individual to work with our experienced HR Manager to run our HR operations.

At Meadowfield we all work hard to ensure that our pupils make excellent progress, and we continually seek to improve the wellbeing of both pupils and staff. Now is an exciting time to join our exceptional school as we expand in order to better meet the demand for special school places in Swale. Organising recruitment will be a key part of this role!

We encourage all of our employees to further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. We are committed to performance management, staff training, coaching, mentoring and peer support.

This role is crucial to support our dedicated, welcoming staff and managers, so a strong customer service mindset is vital. You will need the ability to build effective relationships, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ideally, you will be a confident user of technology to improve the efficiency, efficacy and monitoring of HR processes. From all staff we expect commitment to the school and a desire to improve and excel.

Successful candidates will have experience working in a fast-paced administrative role. Experience of working in a school, and / or in HR will be an advantage, but is not essential; training and support will be provided.

The working hours are 8:00 - 4:00 Monday to Friday, working five days a week (37 hours), all year round. Alternative start and finish times would be considered.

Meadowfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. This post is subject to references, a medical check and an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure Barring Service.

Please apply online via www.kent-teach.com, or by clicking on 'Apply Now' below. Please contact the HR Manager on 01795 477788, option 3 for more information.

Information about the school

Meadowfield School is an outstanding special school located in Sittingbourne. We encourage you to visit our school website to learn about us including information about our policies, values, curriculum and more.

We serve just under 400 pupils with profound, severe and complex needs, including autism. The school is comprised of: • Honey Bees, our Observation and Assessment Nursery Early Years • Engage Department, for pupils with complex physical, medical and sensory needs • Explore Department, for pupils who benefit from a more individual-led curriculum • Enquire Department, for pupils who benefit from a more academic curriculum • Sixth Form • Satellite provision at Sunny Bank Primary School

The Meadowfield Inclusion Development and Support (MIDAS) Centre is home to our highly regarded Specialist Teaching and Learning Service (STLS) who successfully support 58 schools and 73 early years settings across Swale, increasing capacity to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs. In addition, STLS offer a rich programme of training to mainstream colleagues and to parents.

We are a founding member of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT), a collaborative group of special schools in Kent who work together to promote best SEND practice throughout the county.

We have approximately 270 members of staff including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Office and Admin Staff, Site Staff, ICT Department, Wellbeing Team, Finance and Business Services as well as our Leadership and Management Team.

Job Contact Information

Name:HR Team
Address:Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL
Telephone: 01795 477788
Email: hr@meadowfield.kent.sch.uk

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