Current Vacancies

We are seeking to appoint a member of staff to join our Science Department. The successful candidate will be someone who is an enthusiastic, talented and passionate teacher of Science. You will have excellent subject knowledge and be confident that students in your care will make exceptional progress. 

The school is offering a recruitment incentive of £5k. This is split into the following payments - £2.5k subject to the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period, and a further £2.5k to be paid in January 2025 as a retention incentive. This is subject to the successful candidate remaining at the school for at least that next year.

This is a great opportunity for someone to join a team which is forward-thinking and focused on doing the very best for each and every student.

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 deliver 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”.

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.

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 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 (£21,293).

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 Abbey School 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.

This role is paid at £10.42 per hour, on a casual basis.

Duties:
- Administer and proctor exams in a fair and consistent manner
- Ensure a secure testing environment for all test takers
- Verify the identity of test takers and enforce testing rules and regulations
- Monitor test takers to prevent cheating or misconduct
- Answer questions and provide assistance to test takers as needed
- Collect and organize completed exams for submission to appropriate parties
- Maintain confidentiality of test materials and results

Please note that this position does not involve educating or teaching. The primary responsibility of a proctor is to ensure the integrity of the testing process by monitoring test takers and enforcing testing rules.

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.

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.

Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year - Term Time Only.

Salary: KR4 £21,389-£22,793 (Actual £18,005 - £19,187)

We are seeking to appoint a friendly, efficient, school administrator/receptionist for an immediate start. To act as the first port of call for all visitors and callers, manage telephone enquiries and provide administration support to the school community, with specific responsibility for supporting the Heads of Year and Pastoral Team with the administration of student suspensions. Must have a meticulous eye for detail and be a keen team member.

Duties will include:

• Receive and prioritise incoming telephone calls and deal with them appropriately
• Welcome visitors, staff and students and direct as appropriate
• Provide administrative support to the school community via our service desk requests
• Provide comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team on student behaviour and suspension issues
• Provide accurate data on student suspensions for reports as and when required
• Undertake general administrative services as needed: typing, filing, shredding, photocopying, archiving etc.
• To have a broad and in-depth understanding of the school’s Management Information System (Arbor) – training will be provided
• Input of student records and retrieval of information relating to pupils ensuring the utmost confidentiality
• Assist with administration of school events and activities such as open evenings, parents’ evenings, prize-giving events, school photographs
• Any further duties that the Office Manager or senior team may delegate which are commensurate with the grade of the post.

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.

Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year - Term Time Only.

Salary: KR8 £28,598 - £32,333 - Actual £24,074.37 - £27,218.57.

We are 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.

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.

Please see attached candidate pack for more information. 

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.