Human Resources Assistant Human Resources - Maternity

The Malling School, East Malling

Ref:KCC886-5425-249S
Posted:12/01/2017
Pay:Kent Range 5
Start Date:Mar 2017
App Close Date:27/01/2017 at 10:00
Interviews:Thursday 2 February 2017

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HR Assistant (maternity cover)

27.5 hours/week, Term-time only (39 weeks)

Kent Range 5 £11,070 – 12,175 (£17,651 - £19,414 Full-time Equivalent)

We are seeking a highly professional and organised administrator, ideally with HR and/or school experience, to cover a maternity leave. The role is to start March 2017 until December 2017.

This position reports into a HR Manager and involves providing a HR service to two schools; The Malling School and The Holmesdale School. The successful candidate will be required to split their time equally between the two schools, so the ability to drive and have access to your own transport is essential.

Both schools are 11-18 co-educational schools. Holmesdale is located in Snodland and The Malling School is in East Malling. Along with HR, Finance and IT services are also provided across both schools. Therefore, this is an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic and hard-working shared business services team.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

The ability to deal with staff enquiries in a professional manner.
Ability to work across two different sites, ideally with own transport
To maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times
A calm manner to deal with all situations.
An excellent telephone manner
Excellent typing skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages.
The ability to work with colleagues as part of a team, to be flexible, adaptable and to multi-task.
Good level of general education at Level 2 qualification or above.
Awareness of data protection

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Experience of working in a school environment
Experience of SIMS (Schools Information Management System)

Training will be given where appropriate to enable the post holder to acquire the necessary skills.

Information about the school

A mixed 11-19 co-educational High School of 1000 pupils serving the historic market town of West Malling and surrounding villages. The school is set in pleasant rural surroundings and has its own lake and extensive grounds. It was completely re-built in September 2007 and therefore has outstanding facilities.

West Malling is close to the county town of Maidstone and has excellent rail links to London and Ashford International (for the Continent).

This is an exciting time to be joining the staff of The Malling School.

We are dedicated to providing a holistic education, nurturing the complete student. Our strong culture, robust behaviour systems, and Ofsted-rated "Good with Outstanding Features" environment provides a solid foundation for our students' success.

We provide a very supportive environment in which staff can further develop their skills and we ensure every new member of staff has access to a trained coach. With close teams of teachers and non-teachers working together we take a collaborative approach to school improvement and have a shared aim of providing the very best education for our pupils.

Visit our website at www.themallingschool.kent.sch.uk for further information

Job Contact Information

Name:Sian Bartle
Address:The Malling School, Beech Road, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6DH
Telephone: 01732 840995 ex 227
Email: HR@themallingschool.kent.sch.uk

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