Lower School Support Coordinator - Term Time

The Abbey School, Faversham

• Ref:KCC886-4242-77S
• Posted:06/06/2019
• Pay:KR6 £20,222 - £22,072 (pro rata)
• Start Date:4 September 2019
• App Close Date:21/06/2019 at 12:00
• Interviews:W/C 24/6/19

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Hours – 32.5 hours per week for 39 weeks per year

The Abbey school is looking to appoint a full time Lower School Support Coordinator to start at the beginning of the new academic year. The successful candidate will be required to build up positive relationships with students, parents and staff ensuring any enquiries are addressed quickly, and that all records are accurate.

The post will involve working with the Head of Year, Lower School manager, Assistant Headteacher and other staff in providing pastoral support and guidance for pupils within the Key Stage.  To support the Head of Year/Lower School manager with their school responsibility.

Previous experience of working with secondary school students would be an advantage but is not essential. Candidates should possess good interpersonal skills, balancing a calm manner, high expectations and genuine care for students. 

Additionally, experience in using databases, confidence in using excel, and other data storage and data analysis tools would be desirable, as part of the role will involve recording data, and providing data for the team.

This is a busy and fast-paced role so we would like to hear from candidates who are keen to be part of our collaborative and supportive team, which is forward-thinking and focused on doing the very best for each and every student.

Information about the school

The Abbey School is a mixed secondary school with a thriving population of over 1200 students. We believe that school should be a place where young people can discover and develop their own talents. We have high expectations of all our students which are supported by consistently applied systems, structures, rituals and routines across our learning environment. We are a supportive school community including a positive staff team with high staff morale.

The Abbey school recently celebrated some robust results, with 45% of students achieving Maths and English at 4+ (an improvement of 34% from 2017), and record A level results with 52% of grades at A-C. The Abbey school is rated GOOD for quality of education by Ofsted.

The school is situated in the historic market town of Faversham. We aim to provide the highest quality value-added education and excellent pastoral care for all students.

The Abbey proudly joined The Howard Academy Trust on 01st April 2023, a highly successful Trust in which all schools have improved their Ofsted rating since joining or maintained their good rating.

Job Contact Information

• Name:The Abbey School
• Address:London Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RZ
• Telephone: 01795 532633
• Email: slthr@abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk

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