The Abbey School is seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Caretaker to join our site team.

This role is 37 hours per week, all year round. The salary for this role is based on Kent Range 3.

OfSTED confirmed the school continues to provide a good education for all of its pupils. They noted several strengths including “strong leadership, the quality of teaching, improving exam results, a vibrant sixth form, good behavior, and an excellent level of care and safety”.

The Abbey School is a mixed secondary school with a thriving population of over 1100 students. We believe that school should be a place where young people can discover and develop their own talents. We have high expectations of all our students, which are supported by consistently applied systems, structures, rituals and routines across our learning environment. We are a supportive school community including a positive staff team with high staff morale.

The school is situated in the historic market town of Faversham and is surrounded by many new housing developments that are leading to our rapid growth. We aim to provide the highest quality value-added education and excellent pastoral care for all students so that they feel secure and valued.

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust 

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer: 

• CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Benenden Healthcare
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks 
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Wellbeing afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking on all our sites

If you wish to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the HR department on 01634 265770. 

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included.

The Howard School is seeking to appoint a highly effective Cleaner to join their established team.

Hours: 27.5 hours per week paid for 49.71 weeks per year/

Salary: NJC E2 points 2 - 3 £14,484 - £14,747 actual salary (£20,441 - £20,812 FTE)

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, well-organised, and have a good attention to detail.

This is an exciting time to join The Howard with a number of significant changes planned for the future that will support our move towards excellence. We opened a new Science and DT block in November 2021, which saw a fantastic £5m investment in The Howard School from the Department of Education. This state-of-the-art block has been a hit with pupils and staff, helping the pupils to further their learning in a purpose built environment.

What can we offer you? 

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is genuinely passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.  

We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.  

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust 

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer: 

• CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Benenden Healthcare
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks 
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Wellbeing afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking on all our sites

If you wish to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the HR department on 01634 265770. 

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included.

The Howard Academy Trust have a new role within the Central Operations Premises Team. This role has arisen due to Trust growth, having had an additional secondary school join us in April 2023 and further growth expected.

This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring future Premises and Estates professional to take their first step in their development. 

The successful candidate will be a hardworking self-starter, will be proactive, and be able to travel between all schools within the Trust.

The hours for this role are 37 hours per week, all year round. The salary for this role is based on the Apprenticeship scale.

Applicants who would like further information regarding the role can contact the Head of Estates, Steve Mayes (smayes@thatrust.org.uk) 

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust 

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer: 

• CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Benenden Healthcare
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks 
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Wellbeing afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking at all our sites

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included.

The Howard School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Teacher of Maths.

This post would suit an experienced or Early Career Teacher with good prospects for career development. The successful candidate will be a creative and dynamic practitioner who will be able to contribute to the development of our thriving Maths Department and help drive forward our agenda of continuous improvement.

This is a permanent role and we would consider full or part time. We are offering a £5,000 Golden Hello for this position, £2,500 to be paid at the end of a successful 6 month probation and £2,500 to be paid after a year (pro-rata'd for part time employees).

This is an exciting time to join The Howard with a number of significant changes planned for the future that will support our move towards excellence. We opened a new Science and DT block in November 2021, which saw a fantastic £5m investment in The Howard School from the Department of Education. This state-of-the-art block has been a hit with pupils and staff, helping the pupils to further their learning in a purpose built environment.

What can we offer you? 

As a school, we are determined to ensure The Howard is the best school in Medway and beyond in which to teach, work and develop. Our success has been built on the commitment, professionalism, and aspirations of our staff.  

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is genuinely passionate about teaching. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.  

Waterfront UTC is seeking to appoint a reliable and effective Exams Invigilator to join our team of invigilators, who are required during exam periods and for days of tests throughout the academic year.  The ideal candidate will be flexible, with excellent communication skills and a confident and reassuring presence to students sitting exams. Employment for this position is offered on an Ad-hoc basis.

Health and Wellbeing

We care about our staff's health and wellbeing and offer:

• CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised Private Healthcare
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Wellbeing afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking on all our sites

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. Interview dates to be confirmed. 

The closing date is Friday 1 December 23.  If you wish to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the HR Department on 01634 265770. Alternatively, you can email HR@thatrust.org.uk.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included.

The Abbey School is seeking to appoint a friendly, efficient, organised, enthusiastic Attendance Manager to join our attendance team in April 2024. The post involves monitoring student absence and punctuality, supporting parents and students in improving their attendance and the related administration and data. The person appointed requires good communication and inter-personal skills with a willingness to be adaptable to team needs. There is some wider community participation involved which is in line with KCSIE.

37 hours per week, term time only (FTE £28,598 - £32,333) - Actual £24,074.37 - £27,218.57.

Duties will include:

• Lead on Attendance, carrying out and co-ordinating the administration of Attendance to improve attendance rates and achieve the highest standard of educational achievement possible.
• Have experience of maintaining confidentiality and handling matters with sensitivity and discretion
• Have experience of managing a busy workload & conflicting priorities to deadlines whilst also be able to maintain accurate records.
• Maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers when exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance, access and learning and supporting home to academy and community links.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team and the wider school community i.e. Heads of Year, Safeguarding Officer, SLT etc.
• Successful candidate will be working alongside the existing attendance officer who will be part time (Mon-Weds) until September offering a great opportunity for development and embedding.

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust

CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
Access to Benenden Healthcare
Free Flu Jabs
Free Health Checks
Access EarlyPay
Mindfulness Taster Sessions
Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
Wellbeing afternoons
Access to Mental Health First Aiders
Free Parking on all our sites

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will be requested prior to interview for those candidates short-listed. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included. Applications for flexible working are also welcomed.

The Abbey School is looking for enthusiastic professionals with a genuine passion for education to join our well-established AEN team and make a difference. Minimum requirements are GCSE English and Maths Grade C or equivalent. Experience of working at ‘A’ level or higher education standard would be desirable.

The school has an SRP for students with ASD and the role involves primarily supporting students with an EHCP within the mainstream setting as well as the SRP. Training around supporting students with autism will be given. 

Experience, of working with students that have special educational needs is an advantage, but most valued is the enthusiasm to support and motivate young people.

This role is 32.5 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks per year).

KR3 FTE £21,293 (Actual £15,744.82)

We have an ambitious vision for our school driven by our excellent team to ensure our students experience as much Outstanding and Good practice as possible. In line with this, we are looking for a candidate who can regularly assist in delivering lessons to these standards.

OfSTED confirmed the school continues to provide a good education for all of its pupils. They noted several strengths including “strong leadership, the quality of teaching, improving exam results, a vibrant sixth form, good behavior, and an excellent level of care and safety”.

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust

We care about our staff's health and wellbeing and offer:

• CareFirst - Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Wellbeing afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to Benenden Healthcare
• Free parking at all our sites

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. 

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Howard Academy Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to providing a mutually supportive working environment where every individual is respected, valued and included.