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.

We are an innovative school and have worked on a number of unique projects to provide pupils with unique and diverse learning opportunities. These include; - FAWrient Express café in a train carriage, giving pupils hands-on experience in hospitality training - 7FAW7 - a library inside a real plane fuselage designed to meet the diverse needs of our pupils - FAWtilus - a dedicated counselling space for pupils and staff - FAWbulous Bus - a soft-play facility that also teaches pupils how to safely board a bus - Platform FAW - our new coffee roastery where pupils can learn to roast and bag their own coffee - Peggy’s FAWtique - a shop space where pupils can develop valuable sales techniques - Radio FAW All - our very own radio station, which offers pupils exciting opportunities to get involved in radio broadcasting and research - FAW Records - our own record label. We have released a number of singles and music videos - Five Acre Woodstock Festival - our annual festival created especially for pupils to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a real performance.

It may need to be seen to be believed! Please click this link to view our videos: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveAcreWoodRecords

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