Communications Officer - Marlow Church of England Infant School

Buckinghamshire Council; Marlow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority is seeking a Communications Officer for Marlow Church of England Infant School. The role involves managing communications with prospective parents, maintaining the school website, and leading social media efforts. Candidates should possess exemplary communication skills and IT proficiency, alongside relevant GCSE qualifications. This is a permanent, term-time position offering 30 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a busy office environment.
• Experience of writing for different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop a wide range of knowledge about the school and its community.
• Ensure high quality communication about the school's work.
• Prepare materials for prospective and new parents.
• Manage the school's social media channels.
• Prepare the weekly school newsletter.
• Maintain the school website.

Skills

Impeccable verbal and written communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Attention to detail

Experience with Microsoft and Google applications

Education

Maths & English GCSEs Grades A-C (5-9)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Applications

Job description

Communications Officer - Marlow Church of England Infant School

Location: Marlow

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay 2/11 £25, 625 FTE ( equates to £13.28/hour)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week between 8.30am -3.30pm Monday - Friday

Interviews to be held: week commencing 18th August

About us

Marlow Church of England Infant School is at the centre of a thriving community. The staff team are ambitious and creative in providing a range of learning opportunities, inside and outside the classroom, for the children who attend the school. As a result of high quality teaching and learning, a supportive parent body and an inspiring curriculum, our pupils achieve highly and make excellent progress from their starting points. In our school there is a high level of focus on wellbeing for pupils and staff alike and this is embedded into our curriculum and policies.

The role of communications officer is pivotal to the smooth running of the school on a day to day basis. They are the first point of contact for visitors to the school and as a result the successful candidate will develop a wide range of knowledge about the school and its community.

The Communications Officer ensures that there is high quality communication about every element of the school’s work and that this reaches all stakeholders. They are responsible for ensuring communication systems are regularly reviewed to keep them up-to-date and accessible for all.

The communications officer works with the Headteacher and the Leadership team on key elements of marketing the school within the school community and beyond. Key tasks include:preparing materials for prospective and new parents and carers to communicating and collating the necessary information that these parents/carers will need to make sure that their child's start to school life is a smooth one; overseeing and making posts on the school's social media channels; taking a key role in parent engagement, preparing the weekly school newsletter, maintaining the school website, supporting the Headteacher with school admissions and liaising with the school's Parent & Friends Association.

About you

Candidates will have experience of working within a busy office environment, have impeccable verbal and written communication skills and will have experience of writing for different audiences. They will have excellent IT skills and a keen eye for detail. They will have worked with a range of IT platforms, including Microsoft and Google applications, and creating and developing website pages. Candidates should have a good standard of education to include Maths & English GCSEs Grades A- C (5-9)

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact the school office by email. Applications should be made on the Buckinghamshire Council non- teaching application form and this should include a clear, succinct statement providing examples of how you meet the person specification which is attached to this post. Completed applications should be emailed to the school office.

Marlow C of E Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check and any offers will be subject to the satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.