Marketing Assistant (Term Time + 4 Weeks) - Full-time

St Michael's Prep School, Otford

Ref:KCC886-6016-132S
Posted:01/07/2020
Pay:£25,000 - £28,349 (£21,205 - £24,046 pro rata)
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:24/07/2020 at 17:00
Interviews:29/07/2020

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St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school, rated ‘Excellent’ by the ISI in March 2017, with 468 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location, overlooking 90 acres of land. Our state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active and inspiring. Children continue into the Prep School, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

An exciting opportunity for a creative, inspiring, energetic and efficient candidate to join the Marketing Team has become available. The role will involve supporting the Director of Marketing & Admissions to manage the school’s website, social media, school publications (including the weekly newsletter) and various school events.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, a good command of the English language, will be proficient at proofreading and editing and have strong organisational skills. Also, they will have a knowledge of social media, managing a website, a good sense of design and event experience. They will be able to work under pressure and have excellent time management skills. The candidate should enjoy the creative challenge of marketing and liaising with pupils, parents, staff and the local community.

The successful applicant will have good skills in Microsoft Office including Publisher, website management skills (WordPress desirable) and be willing to be trained on the School’s Information Management System (SIMS).

Experience of working as a Marketing Assistant is desirable and within a school would be an asset.

Any questions regarding this post please telephone Mrs Jane Thornton our Director of Marketing & Admissions on 07309 675837.

To apply for this post, please send a covering letter together with a completed non-teacher application form (downloadable from our website) to:

Mrs Kim d’Albertanson - HR at recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

Application Deadline: 5pm Friday 24^th July 2020

Interview Date: Wednesday 29^th July 2020

Applicants will be notified on Monday 27^th July if they have been shortlisted for interview.

St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school, rated ‘Excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in our last inspection. We have recently celebrated our 150th anniversary and provide a wonderful learning environment to approximately 480 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location, overlooking one hundred acres of land. Our state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active, and inspiring.Children continue into the Prep School, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

We can offer you:

A first-class working environment within a welcoming team, modern and well-maintained IT infrastructure; a stafflaptop (where appropriate); supportive colleagues; competitive salary; small class sizes; free meals provided during term time; free parking on site; sick pay scheme; annual salary review; automatic enrolment in the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) for teaching positions, and our support pension scheme for all other staff (both subject to scheme criteria) and opportunities for continuous professional development. We believe in providing a rounded education where children can pursue their passions, challenge themselves and enjoy a creative and innovative environment. We are continually looking for ways to improve our curriculum and facilities, making them more vibrant, inspiring and in step with our ever-changing world.

Our school motto: perseverantia, sapientia, gratia (perseverance, wisdom, and gratitude) encapsulates our ethos of striving for success and using our skills to make a difference. These values are instilled daily throughout the St Michael’s journey for our pupils, and we strongly believe that to teach our children about the importance of lifelong learning, we must first model this ourselves.

St Michael’s actively manages the inclusion of its people and values diversity, believing that our different ways of being and thinking adds value to our school community. We are committed tocreating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our values in this area.

If you would like to apply for this role, we look forward to receiving your completed application.

For further enquiries please contact the HR department at recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk or telephone us on 01959 522137.

Job Contact Information

Name:Carol Hughes
Address:Otford Court, Row Dow, Otford, Kent, TN14 5RY
Telephone: 01959 522137
Email: recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

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