Pay: Kent Range 3 - GBP18,425 (Pro rata GBP10,717)

Start Date: February 2022

We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable Administrative Assistant to support our Assistant Headteacher with the administration of Special Education Needs and Inclusion throughout the school. This is a diverse role dealing with a wide range of secretarial duties helping to ensure the effective support of children with additional needs in the school.

This position is foe 25 hours per week (Term time only) working from 8.30am to 1.30pm daily.

Key roles and responsibilities include:

• Maintaining and updating all database files for documents, correspondence, reports and other documentation
• Ensuring well presented and accurate correspondence, reports and other documentation
• Completing SEN forms as identified by the Assistant Headteacher
• Completing and updating electronic records
• Liaising with parents and other agencies
• Preparing SEN files for school transfer and other key meetings
• Completing SEN assessments with identified chidren
• Updating provision plans for identified children
• Preparing medical care plans for children with medical needs
• Ensuring all medication and paperwork is in date
• Ordering medical stock when required

An ideal candidate would need to have

• A good general standard of education
• Computer literacy
• A mature, sensitive maner and excellent interpersonal skill
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work under own initiative
• Flexibility
• Office and Administration experience

If this sounds like you, then we would be delighted to receive an application. You would be joining a large and happy staff team. Full training on software packages will be provided.

Closing Date: 17/01/2022 at 12:00

Interviews: 28/01/22

Information about the school

Castle Hill is a lively two form entry Community Primary School with a Unit for Hearing Impaired children. We also have responsibility for running a large and thriving Nursery which shares its premises with the Children Centre on our grounds. The school is situated in an urban area of East Folkestone, on a deceptively large site.

Our children are friendly and lively and deserve the very best we can give them. We are extremely proud of the school and would be delighted to show you around.

The school is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all our pupils.

We have a fantastic building and facilities that were refurbished / rebuilt in 2010.

Informal visits to the school are welcomed.

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).

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