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Communications Officer & Administration Assistant

Communications Officer & Administration Assistant

Longdendale High School

Tameside

  • £21,748 - £24,012 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
7 January 2022

Job overview

 Communications Officer & Administration Assistant 

Permanent Position – 36 hours per week 

Grade E -SCP 11-16 - £21,748 - £24,012 FTE 

(to be pro rated due to position be term time only + 2 weeks)

The successful candidate is required to commence as soon as possible.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed, hardworking and able person to the role of Communications Officer & Administration Assistant at Longdendale High School.    You will be responsible for promoting all aspects of positive news stories for the school through social media platforms and other medias and within the local community alongside managing, organising and reporting the daily cover for absent staff.  You will also be expected to support the Senior Leadership Team to provide a professional, efficient and effective administrative service.

The role will involve working closely with staff and students and duties will include administration tasks, involving the use of various computerised packages.   As well as working effectively as a team, the ability to work independently and using your own initiative is essential.    Appropriate skills and knowledge for this role is essential.  Experience in a similar role within a school environment, would be desirable however full training will be provided.   Attention to detail and having the ability to carry out all duties in line with school expectations and policies are all qualities, which are essential. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.   This post requires an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Due to the nature of organising cover within a school environment, Hours of work are to be 36 hours per week: 7.30am-3.15pm (including 30 minute unpaid lunch break) Monday-Thursday and 7.30am-3.00pm (including 30 minute unpaid lunch break) on a Friday 

For further information, or if you would like to visit our school prior to applying, please contact Louise Hoyle on 01457 764006 or alternatively: l.hoyle@lhs.spt.ac.uk

Please send completed application forms to Louise Hoyle on the email address above or post to the school address below.

Closing date for applications:  midday on Friday 7th January 2022

Interviews to take place: week commencing 10th January 2022


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Longdendale High School is a forward thinking and popular comprehensive 11-16 academy set at the edge of the Peak District on the border of Tameside and Derbyshire. We have a current intake of 850 learners with cohorts typically above the national average in terms of prior attainment.

Our learners are provided with excellent opportunities in all areas of the curriculum. The successful candidate will play a key role in our continuing journey of improvement as we work relentlessly Longdendale High School is a highly inclusive school, with a strong vision for ongoing improvement to ensure all learners are supported to achieve their full potential and flourish in all aspects of school life. Learners follow an ambitious curriculum, which is broad and balanced, and supports future progression routes – as a result of the strong core academic curriculum the EBacc entry profile is significantly above national averages every year. Alongside this, learners can choose to study a range of vocational and practical and creative subjects, and these subjects perform consistently above national averages.

In February 2020, Longdendale High School was designated as a National Flagship School for Inclusion, having held the Inclusion Quality Mark, Centre of Excellence for the previous four years. This is a reflection of the exceptional support, care and guidance our learners are provided with to remove barriers to learning and to achieve success in all areas of school life throughout their educational journey with us. In recognition of the collaborative approach with families to support learners, Longdendale has also held the Leading Parent Partnership Award for the past two years.

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Applications closed