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Admissions & Marketing Assistant - Part-time

Gad's Hill School, Rochester

  • Ref:KCC886-6007-173S
  • Posted:12/10/2021
  • Pay:GBP £12,480 - £12,481 per year
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:29/10/2021 at 16:00
  • Interviews:w/c 8th November

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Admissions Assistant

Gad’s Hill School is excited to offer an exciting opportunity to join our admissions and marketing team in this ambitious and growing 3-16 independent day school set in beautiful surroundings and extensive grounds. The successful applicant will support and, as appropriate, deputise for our Admissions, Marketing and Communications Manager (AMCM) in all elements of our admissions process, including the personalised care of all our prospective and newly-joined families.

The successful applicant will respond to enquiries and welcome prospective families to the school, as well as assisting with the administrative duties of the department and participating in the marketing of the school and its open days.

As the first point of contact for families engaging with the school, the post-holder should be enthusiastic with a warm and welcoming personality. A confident and friendly phone manner is essential. First class organisation and administrative skills are also vital, with a strong focus on attention to detail.

Full details are available in the information pacK.

The hours we require this post to be worked are as follows:

6 hours per day (to be agreed but most likely 8.30am to 2.30pm to include a 20-minute break), 4 days per week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  Very occasional weekend and evening work is required.  52 weeks per year.  Annual leave to be taken as approved from time to time by the AMCM.  

Information about the school

Gad’s Hill School operates as three distinct departments within one school. The Kindergarten takes children from age three in our Nursery through to Year 2. Here, alongside the foundation in literacy, numeracy, sciences and humanities, there is a strong emphasis on play, physical education, music and drama with all pupils performing in a number of short productions each year. The school places particular emphasis on communications and therefore pupils from Reception upwards receive twice weekly lessons in Spanish and also ICT.

The Junior School is two-form entry from Years 3-6. Our Junior pupils receive a high proportion of lessons with subject specialists; in particular Modern Languages (Spanish), DT, Computer Science, Art, Music, Science & Games. By Years 5 and 6 nearly all lessons are delivered by specialist tutors. In sport our students have the opportunity to represent the school in fixtures against other schools.

Our school is located geographically within a selective secondary system and historically many of our pupils would leave to attend grammar schools at the end of Lower Shell (Year 6). However, in the last few years, the growing success of our Charles Dickens Scholarship Award, providing financial assistance to the most able pupils from our own Junior School and many from the wider community, has resulted in the development of highly capable and aspirational cohorts at Key Stage 3. Our strength is to make the most of our small class sizes and supportive atmosphere to add significant value to every individual.

The Upper School generally has a two-form entry. The curriculum is relatively broad, with all pupils taking a spread of subjects including Art, DT, Food & Nutrition, Spanish, Computer Science, Music and Drama. Students choose a range of options at the conclusion of Year 8. They follow a core of Maths, English (Literature & Language), Separate or Combined Science and CCF (comprising BTEC Teamwork & Personal Development and Institute of Leadership & Management diplomas). As options they may choose from History, Geography, Spanish, Art, Food & Nutrition, DT, Computer Science, Music, Drama and PE, and in recent years we have supplemented these options with Psychology and Statistics exam courses for our increasingly able cohorts.

At present there is no sixth form education at Gad’s Hill and pupils currently depart for local schools, colleges or other independents. In the last year we have partnered with the University for the Creative Arts and several of our leavers have commenced Extended Diploma courses with them.

The school operates a good number of after school activities and would welcome new additions to the extra-curricular programme.

Job Contact Information

Fax: Fax: 01474 822977

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.