Communications Officer

Alexandra Primary School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6SE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £10,038.00 - £10,625.00 Annually (Actual)

Communications Officer job summary

Communications Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Communications Officer to join our team as soon as possible. This role is to support the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in order to deliver effective communication both within the school and in its wider community. Please see the Applicant Pack for more information.

Contract: Permanent, term-time, including 5 INSET days per academic year.

Working hours: 14 working hours per week. Friday starting at 8:00am to complete certain tasks, other hours can be flexible.

Salary: Grade D, Point 5 - Point 9, depending on experience.

Full-Time Equivalent Salary: £29,436 - £31,158 per annum.

Actual salary: £10,038 - £10,625 per annum, depending on experience.

We are located close to Richmond Park and are known for our positive culture of inclusion, achievement, kindness and belonging.

We can offer you:

• An inclusive, thriving and welcoming school, rated outstanding by Ofsted;

• Enthusiastic children with strong behaviour for learning attitudes and engaged parents;

• A stimulating and rewarding role;

• Attractive, new and refurbished premises with excellent facilities;

• A positive and supportive working environment.

Read more about us on our website.

To apply: Submit a completed application form, including a Supporting Statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 stating how you meet the person specification, via MyNewTerm website.

We regret that we cannot consider CVs.

Closing date: Monday 28th September 2026 at 9:00am. We reserve the right to close this advert or vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications or a suitable candidate is found.

Interviews: date to be confirmed.

Alexandra Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Alexandra Primary School ensures that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be conducted on all candidates who are shortlisted for interview.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Alexandra Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 462 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Alexandra Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alexandra-primary-school

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