Access to Education Admin Assistant

Role Responsibility

Fixed Term - 6 Months

Role Responsibility

The Access to Education team are looking for an organised individual, with an eye for detail. The post-holder will support the Local Authority (LA) to meet statutory responsibilities in regard to the identification, monitoring, recording and tracking of children who are applying for a school place through the In Year Casual Admissions process, Missing Education, Electively Home Educated and young people likely to become NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).    

To be considered for this role, you should have sound knowledge of IT, excellent communication (both verbal and written) skills. You will understand the importance of maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality in your work.

If you consider yourself to be a positive person, with a ‘can-do’ approach who can rise to the pressures within the Access to Education Team, providing a customer focused service, exceeding expectations, then we want to hear from you. 

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

A half day assessment will be held on Tuesday 31 January 2023. This may be followed by a short interview selection process.

Contact Details

Jesse Reis on 03000 411 252 or email jesse.reis@kent.gov.uk 

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.