Pupil Placement Administrator (Maidstone) - Maternity

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-740S
• Posted:18/03/2025
• Pay:£21,692.78 inc. FAW Allowance
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:01/04/2025 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Five Acre Wood is a successful, outward looking and expanding District Special School based over 3 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We currently have over 840 pupils on roll aged up to 19 years with profound, severe and complex needs.

We are currently looking to recruit a Pupil Placement Administrator to cover a period of maternity leave up to one year.

 Principal Accountabilities:

• Work closely with the Pupil Placement Strategic Manager regarding pupil admissions.
• Maintain accurate spreadsheets to record information from all consultation approaches received and to detail key information to assist with report writing. 
• Assist with the collection and collation of information for SEND Tribunal appeals, as required under the direction of the Pupil Placement Strategic Manager liaising with appropriate school staff, as well as following up the progress of any appeals.
• Assist with the collation of information under the direction of the Pupil Placement Strategic Manager when Freedom of Information Requests (FOIR) and Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) are received ensuring that the information is provided within expected timescales as well as assisting with the collation of any requested information made for reports and documentation from Solicitors, Social Workers, Respite providers etc.     

Our achievements include Ofsted “Outstanding”, and the WAS “Wellbeing Award” which recognises how we look after employees and pupils.

The role is term time only and attracts 27 days annual leave, working 37 hours per week, the hours will be 8am – 4pm, finishing at 3.30pm one day per week.

FTE salary for the post is £21,692.78 including FAW allowance.

In addition to the salary there are opportunities for professional development, a generous KCC pension scheme and Kent Rewards which has access to discounts at food shops, retailers, restaurants and cinemas.

The job description and person specification for the post is attached to this advert.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Human Resources Team

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the 3 links below.

We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xOR-PlaONI (If the link doesn’t connect - You Tube “Five Acre Woodstock 2019 – Amazing Festival in a Day”)

Nathan Grisdale was on the X factor and reached the “Six chair challenge”. He heard about our school. He wrote a song for us and filmed it with our pupils. You can see it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJF9MlJHt-I (If the link doesn’t connect – You Tube Nathan Grisdale - Don't Give Up (Official music video)

Jack Rose broke the Itunes Top Twenty with his collaboration with Five Acre Wood School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maa_veNaobU (If the link doesn’t connect – You Tube: Five Acre Wood feat Jack Rose – Hall of Fame

If you want to work in a school that prides itself on making a difference to the pupils and families who we work with then please say ‘hello’. We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Pupil Placement Administrator