Communications Manager

Communications Manager at St Bede’s

This is a great opportunity for someone to drive our marketing and communications strategy and to lead our administration team, who act as the first point of contact for parents/carers and visitors to the school.

Please note, applications will be reviews upon receipt and as such, this vacancy may close before the deadline advertised. Early applications are encouraged.

Do you pride yourself in having great attention to detail, excellent written communication skills, and a commitment to maintaining the St Bede’s brand? Do you possess leadership qualities? This unique role involves promoting the school and its thriving sixth form, enhancing our digital presence and driving community engagement. The administration team is crucial in providing support across the school, with a strong focus on excellent customer service, ensuring a positive first impression for all visitors, students and staff. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who holds themselves and others to the highest standards.

The administration team supports all areas of the school and is structured into three main functions:

• Admin support / reception - delivering a broad range of essential administrative and support activities to ensure the efficient functioning of the school.

• Marketing and communications - handling all aspects of the school’s external and internal communication, and brand management.

• Reprographics - providing an efficient reprographics service across the school

Your role will be located at the front of the school in the main reception area. The successful candidate needs to have excellent IT and organisational skills and be able to multitask. It is also important to have good written and oral communication skills, that allows for effective communication with all levels of school staff, students, governors and all visitors to the school. You will also need to have the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential situations.

This employment is full-time (36 hours a week); there is a degree of flexibility surrounding the working pattern, which will be discussed at interview and agreed with the appointed person. The vacancy is for 39 term time weeks of each year including INSET days, plus one additional week to be worked during school holidays.

Support staff are valued members of the school community and fill vital roles. They are respected for the expertise they bring to their area of work. St Bede’s supports the professional development of its staff and takes staff wellbeing very seriously.

Annual salary reflects the contractual hours and weeks per year and is calculated using a Surrey Pay formula which includes payment in respect of statutory annual leave allowances. Salary is paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.

There is no entitlement to take leave during term time. All holidays must be taken during school breaks.

Why work for us?

• St Bede's is a good place to work. Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.

• ECTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.

• There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.

• Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.

• We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.

• The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside . Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.