Heads Office Assistant

Employer Kent College, Canterbury Location Canterbury, Kent Contract Type Permanent Hours Part Time Salary Point 16 on the KC Support Staff Pay Scale

Posted 17th October 2025 Start Date To Be Confirmed Expires 7th November 2025 11:59 PM Contract Type Permanent Start Date To Be Confirmed Job ID 1514416 Job Reference HMO Assistant

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Job Overview

We are seeking a Heads Office Assistant to join Kent College, Canterbury from December 2025.

The Heads Office Assistant is a newly created position and will play a pivotal role in supporting the efficiency of the school administration, pastoral care, and co-curricular activities.

This multifaceted position requires exceptional organisational skills, discretion, and a proactive approach to managing administrative responsibilities across the Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will have proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, excellent organisation and time management skills, the ability to multitask and prioritise, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Please see the attached Job Pack for more information.

WHY CHOOSE US

Kent College is a co-educational school with a Methodist foundation. The school is located in Canterbury, just one hour from the centre of London by train. The Senior School (11 – 18 years) has some 600 boys and girls, approximately one-third boarding and two-thirds day. This is a fabulous opportunity to work for a happy, caring and successful school in which pupils feel supported and encouraged to aim for high standards of achievement and conduct.

The school was graded as excellent in all categories in the recent inspection conducted by ISI in October 2022, the Independent Schools Inspectorate that conducts inspections on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.

We offer a range of benefits at KC, including: private healthcare with Benenden Health, retail and gym membership discounts, free lunch during term time, salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and home and tech scheme, among many others.

THE POSITION

The position is up to 32 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility on how the hours are worked (possible term time plus up to 4 weeks).

Closing date: 7th November 2025, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 10th November 2025.

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HMO Assistant Job Pack - 10 2025

Safeguarding Statement

Kent College Canterbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Kent College staff and pupils are proud to be part of a welcoming international boarding community. We value diversity and promote equality at all levels, and we are passionate about attracting a diverse pool of applications through an inclusive appointment process. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of this process for any candidate with a disability. We warmly welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds and communities, regardless of ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, and we particularly encourage applicants who identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are currently underrepresented in our community.

Please note that we may prioritise applications from current Kent College redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward

Applications must be made via Kent College's online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

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