School Support Officer (Comms & Cover)
Permanent, Part Time, Term Time + 2 weeks
Grade 5 Pro Rata
Governors at St Julian’s School. are looking to appoint an outstanding school support officer to start
as soon as possible.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an improving school, with high expectations and aspirations to
become an outstanding school with the autonomy to research and promote new ability to work well
as part of a team, adopting a flexible approach as required.
The School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive professional, who is a friendly and self motivated team player, to join our Business Support Team.
This role would be suitable for an exceptional candidate, who is committed to join a friendly and
supportive team and who is willing to contribute to our positive and welcoming school ethos.
As a key member of the Business Support team you will be able to demonstrate experience of
managing and developing good relations with all stakeholders. You will be adept at managing and
developing social media channels and will have a keen eye for creating impactful and engaging
content for internal promotions including the School website. The successful candidate will lead on
facilitating the cover for absent teachers, ensuring all the schools cover needs are met on a daily
basis. This includes working closely with agencies, and meeting and greeting agency staff when they
arrive at the school.
The ideal candidate will work well under pressure, have excellent organisational skills, and have the
ability to multitask. Training will be provided where necessary. If you are an innovative, creative
communicator, we would like to hear from you.
For further information please contact Nia Dale (Personal Assistant to the Headteacher)
The application form and further information on the post are available from Newport City
Council website.
References
You are asked to give the names of two referees, one of which should be your current employer.
We will contact the referees of short-listed candidates prior to the interview.
The successful applicant will be expected to undergo an enhanced disclosure check with the
Disclosure and Barring Service prior to commencing employment.
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd November
Interview: Monday 1st December
St Julian’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.