Midas Centre Administrative Assistant - Fixed Term

Our highly regarded inclusion and outreach service supports all schools and settings throughout Swale, and is comprised of Meadowfield Inclusion and Development Centre (MIDAS) which provides training and our team of Specialist Teachers. The post is currently fixed-term until July 2025 due to funding. The main purpose of this role is to assist in the smooth running of the Midas Centre. This is a role that would suit someone with excellent communication and organisational skills. The ideal candidate would have administrative experience and possess good IT skills. The role requires taking conference centre bookings, liaising with trainers, external caterers and school site team to ensure the smooth running of the conference centre. The role will also include some administrative tasks to support the STLS (Specialist Teaching and Learning Service) Team. We encourage all of our employees to further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. We are committed to performance management, staff training, coaching, mentoring and peer support. From all staff we expect commitment to the school and a desire to improve and excel. Further information about the responsibilities of the role, and the criteria we will use to select candidates, can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

Meadowfield School is an outstanding special school located in Sittingbourne. We encourage you to visit our school and website to learn about us including information about our policies, values, curriculum and more. Meadowfield School, judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted (April 2024), is proud of all of its work, including:

• Our highly regarded inclusion and outreach service which supports all schools and settings throughout Swale, comprised of Meadowfield Inclusion and Development Centre (MIDAS) and our team of Specialist Teachers, who successfully support 58 schools and 73 early years settings across Swale, increasing capacity to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs. In addition, STLS offer a rich programme of training to mainstream colleagues and to parents. Being a founding member of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) - a collaborative group of special schools in Kent who work together to promote best SEND practice throughout the county. Our holistic approaches to support pupil wellbeing.
We serve just under 400 pupils with profound, severe and complex needs, including autism. The school is comprised of:
• Honey Bees, our Observation and Assessment Nursery Early Years Engage Department, for pupils with complex physical, medical and sensory needs Explore Department, for pupils who benefit from a more individual-led curriculum Enquire Department, for pupils who benefit from a more academic curriculum Sixth Form Satellite provisions at Sunny Bank Primary School and Fulston Manor Secondary School
We have approximately 270 members of staff including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Office and Admin Staff, Site Staff, ICT Department, Wellbeing Team, Finance and Business Services as well as our Leadership and Management Team.

Salary: Kent Range 4 £23,338 - £23,921 fte (equates to £19,732- £20,225 pro rata for term time). The working hours are 8:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday, to 3:30 on Friday, working 37 hours over five days a week, term time only (39 weeks per year).