Administration Assistant Walmer Site - Full-time

The Beacon, Folkestone

• Ref:KCC886-7043-416S
• Posted:16/06/2025
• Pay: KSB Actual Salary £21,153
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:30/06/2025 at 08:00
• Interviews:W/b 7th July 2025

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Walmer Site - Administration Assistant

Hours: 35 hours per week term time plus two weeks (40 working weeks per year)   

Scale: KSB Actual Salary £21,153

We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic team at our Walmer site.  Our new building will be opening in September 2025, and we are looking for a new administration assistant to join our ever-growing support services team.  The Walmer site will be growing year on year until it will fully accommodate 240 pupils.

We want an efficient and dynamic administrator on a full-time term time basis.  This role will involve working as part of the school administration team to ensure effective working practices and smooth running of the school's administration processes.  Duties and responsibilities will include:

• General administrative support, such as message taking, form management, case file administration/storage/retrieval/destruction and word processing/data entry/filing/photocopying/scanning.
• Answering enquiries received in person/by phone or via emails – responding to queries/relaying messages and acting on instructions as needed and referring on when appropriate.
• Providing an efficient and professional service to visitors, staff and pupils.
• Assisting with the preparation and distribution of routine home/school correspondence 
• Assisting in the administration of the pupil admissions process
• Ensuring the electronic registration system is updated daily and accurately, investigating any missing data with school’s attendance leads
• Carrying out day one attendance response

At The Beacon we are always looking to be on the front foot with our positive relationships and communication with our community. These are essential qualities for anyone looking to join our energetic and hardworking school

  The benefits of working at The Beacon include: 

• a comprehensive induction programme for all staff 
• an established mentoring and coaching system throughout the school 
• on-site parking 
• great Local Government Pension scheme  
• wellbeing days 
• extensive training 
• opportunities to gain qualifications 
• confidential staff counselling service 
• a wellbeing app and platform 
• annual flu vaccinations 
• employee Assistance Programme - free and confidential advice on a variety of subjects ranging from physical and mental health to financial help  

The Beacon as a whole school prides itself on providing our pupils with much more than academic development and successes. We will collectively not let anything stand in the way of developing the best possible experiences and pathways for our pupils. At The Beacon you will find you are amongst like-minded people who are willing to commit to this challenge for our exceptional young people. 

The Beacon is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Please note that this position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and two satisfactory references.  

If you are interested in the position and have any queries, please contact the HR team on 01303 847555 or email hr@thebeacon.kent.sch.uk  

Information about the school

The Beacon is a multi-site, all-age school (4-19 years) offering 430 pupils with complex needs, profound and severe learning difficulties and physical and sensory impairments a wide range of educational experiences. The main site is Park Farm Road, Folkestone however we also have a small 10 place satellite provision hosted by Castle Hill Primary School and our newest provision in Walmer. In addition, Beacon Plus is a collaborative partner of The Beacon School and continues the ethos and culture of high expectations and personalised learning.

The Beacon has a strong cooperative ethos and culture, building on personalised learning to ensure all students thrive within school and beyond. Learning at The Beacon offers a child-centred ‘needs led’ curriculum, which incorporates elements of the EY Foundation Stage, National Curriculum and external accreditation as appropriate, including Life Skills and Social Skills.

We will also continue to provide training and support for mainstream schools through the Specialist Teaching and Learning Service team managed by the school. This team offers support, training, outreach advice and guidance to our mainstream colleagues. In addition, the Beacon has both conference and meeting facilities and regularly hosts nationally renowned speakers on its courses.

The Beacon also hosts a Multi-Agency Support Hub. This is one of four centres across the County that brings NHS colleagues, paediatricians, speech and occupational therapists, and nursing services, alongside children’s social services and portage colleagues into one cohesive centre. We are proud of the strong partnerships this brings to benefit the children and families of Shepway.

At The Beacon, we are driven by our shared moral purpose to do all that we can to improve educational outcomes and life chances for all our young people. We believe strongly that the best way to do this is through the partnership, collaboration and a commitment to work together to achieve excellence in all we do. Nothing says this more than our peer to peer reflection and coaching groups that exist throughout the school. This total collaboration and investment from staff drives our teaching and learning to be the best it can be. As we have outlined at the beginning of this narrative, we expect the highest possible standards of ourselves and all stakeholders, believing that in this way we can maximise learning and develop a truly reflective learning community.

If this sounds like the kind of environment in which you would thrive, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Katie Lonergan
• Address:Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN
• Telephone: 01303 847555
• Email: hr@thebeacon.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Candidate Pack
• Job Description and Person Specification