School Receptionist/Support Officer - Special Needs School - Term Time - Special Needs Position

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-7072-581S
• Posted:03/05/2024
• Pay:Kent Range 5 £24,040 - £25,002 FTE
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:20/05/2024 at 08:00
• Interviews:3 June 2024

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37 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8:30am -4:30pm, 4pm finish on Friday)

40 weeks per year (Term time only plus 1 week)

Salary - Kent Range 5 (£24,040 - £25,002 FTE which equates to £21,207 to £22,056 pro rata including payment for annual leave)

Would you like to join our aspirational, joyful school community, where senior leaders and staff share a passion and determination to unlock the potential in every pupil?

Meadowfield has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Receptionist/Support Officer to join our school.  This is an interesting, busy and varied role involving greeting visitors, parents, pupils and staff, responding to requests for information and advice and re-directing where appropriate.  Ensuring safeguarding protocols are adhered to, and providing general administration to support members of the school’s leadership team.

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service skills and experience, will be able to keep calm under pressure and deal tactfully and efficiently with parents, visitors, staff and pupils.  They will be organised, technology competent, able to manage conflicting priorities, and be able to use their initiative whist working within a team.

At Meadowfield we work hard to ensure that all of our pupils make excellent progress, and we continually seek to improve the wellbeing of both pupils and staff.  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.

From all staff we expect commitment to the school and a desire to improve and excel. Further information about the responsibilities of the role, and the criteria we will use to select candidates, can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

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 and Barring Service.

Please visit www.kent-teach.com to view the application pack and complete an online application form; apply by clicking the 'Apply' button at the top or the bottom of the page. C.V.s will not be considered.

Visits to the school are encouraged, to arrange an appointment please contact our HR Team via email at hr@meadowfield.kent.sch.uk or phone 01795 477788 (option 5).

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

Fax: 01795 477771

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• JD & PS
• Application Pack