Leadership Support Officer - Full-time

Saint George's CE School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-5404-386S
• Posted:19/11/2021
• Pay:Kent range 8
• Start Date:January 2022
• App Close Date:29/11/2021 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Leadership Support Officer 

Kent Range 8 - £26,205 - £29,885 per annum (pro rata £23,117 - £26,364 per annum) 

37 hours per week (7:30am-4:00pm Monday to Thursday, 7:30am-3:30pm on Friday) 

Term Time + Development Days + 1 additional week (40 weeks) 

Required to start January 2022 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate of exceptional ability to join our administration team in this over-subscribed and successful Church of England school. 

You will act as the first point of contact for staff reporting absence, keep up-to-date records and support the Head of School with absence management (in liaison with HR).  You will manage the day-to-day cover for the short-term absence of teaching staff, manage/maintain the school calendar, book, arrange and record staff CPD, and support with the arrangements for school events, including school trips, parent interviews, open day and results days. You will also act as the first point of contact for the Leadership Team, filter mail and telephone calls, provide hospitality for their visitors, organise meetings, prepare meeting papers, take meeting minutes and assist with other administrative duties as required. 

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills to develop a good relationship with pupils, parents, staff and visitors.  Experience of working within a school/college/office environment and experience of using a Management Information System (e.g. SIMS) would be an advantage.

Saint George's Church of England school is part of the Aletheia Anglican Academies Trust and has an existing reputation for high quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations.   We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all.  The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• want to work in a supportive and caring environment
• are committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can 

Please download a vacancy pack and application form below and return your application by e-mail to Elise Batcheldor, HR & Administration Officer at batcheldore@sgsce.co.uk . 

Closing Date: Monday 29^th November 2021 at 12 noon. 

Interview Date: To be confirmed. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier should we receive an overwhelming response. 

Saint George’s Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable.  Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Information about the school

Saint George’s CE School is a thriving educational setting that has served the children of Gravesend since the 17th century. The school is relatively unique as a co-educational, Anglican and an all-through (4-18) school. The school is a warm, caring and highly inclusive place where all members of the community are cared for and valued. The primary phase was added to the school in 2019. Prior to this the secondary phase first became an academy in 2011 and later, in 2014, was one of three founding schools of the Aletheia Academies Trust. The Trust now has 11 schools, 10 of which are primary and the school benefits from the work of the Best Practice Teams in all key areas of school life. The all through school has been inspected once so far under a Section 48, (SIAMS) wherein the effectiveness, character and ethos of the school was judged to be ‘Excellent’ in all areas. The 2 most recent Ofsted inspections have judged the school to be ‘Good’ with outstanding leadership and management. Both phases are significantly oversubscribed and operate lengthy waiting lists.

The site has been greatly developed and refurbished over the recent years. In addition to the new primary phase building the site has benefited from a new science building, a floodlit 3G sports facility and a £6 million secondary building housing the 6th form, performing arts and core subjects. All facilities are accessible to the entire school community regardless of Key Stage. Some staff teach and support across both phases and subject leaders from all phases work closely together to ensure that there is a cohesive curriculum experience for all pupils during their school journey from Key stage 1 to Key Stage 4 and 5.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, governors and Trustees to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable.  Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers, governors and Trustees will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jo Barker-Platt
• Address:Meadow Road, Gravesend , Kent, DA11 7LS
• Telephone: (01474) 533 082
• Email: hr@aletheiatrust.org.uk

Fax: 01474 561 536

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Vacancy Pack