Community Partnership and Transition Leader

Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JG

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  28th August 2025

• Closing date

  18 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,586.00 - £39,513.00 Annually (FTE) Medway B1 (20 - 30) (£11,906.16 - £15,096.38) Actual Salary based on 16 hours per week

Community Partnership and Transition Leader job summary

Join Our Team at Barnsole Primary School

Part time 16 hours per week - 39 weeks per year - TERM TIME ONLY!

Are you a passionate community connector, relationship-builder and fundraising innovator? Do you want to make a meaningful difference to families from the very start of their journey?

At Barnsole Primary School, part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we are proud of our inclusive, nurturing and aspirational culture. We believe in building strong links with our community to ensure that every child and family has the best possible start—and we’re looking for someone to help us deepen those links even further.

About the Role

As Community Partnership and Transition Leader, you will:

• Lead purposeful partnerships with nursery providers, secondary schools, local businesses and parent groups

• Strengthen early transitions for children aged 0–3 into Barnsole, working closely with feeder nurseries and community services

• Support Barnsole’s vision by developing sustainable income generation strategies and securing funding for key projects

• Lead and grow the Friends of Barnsole group to maximise engagement and fundraising

• Deliver events that showcase Barnsole as a thriving community hub

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is proactive, creative, and passionate about educational equity, early years, and community outreach.

You’ll Bring:

• A talent for building relationships across diverse communities

• Experience in community development, partnerships, fundraising or outreach

• Knowledge of funding streams, grant writing or running campaigns (desirable)

• Confidence in organising events, managing volunteers, and leading on strategy

• A commitment to Barnsole’s ethos and Maritime’s inclusive, child-first culture

What We Offer:

• A supportive and forward-thinking team at Barnsole and across the Trust

• The chance to shape a role that makes a real difference to families and children

• Ongoing professional development and opportunities to grow

• Access to the Maritime Trust’s staff benefits package, including:

• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme

• Trust-wide training and development pathways

• Cycle to Work Scheme and Free EV charging

• Term Time only and pension scheme

Ready to make an impact that lasts a lifetime?
Apply now and help us build a stronger Barnsole community—one partnership at a tim. More information can be found in the candidate application pack. We may interview and appoint before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged via My New Term.To arrange a tour or find out more, please contact the school office on 01634 333400.


Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS checks.

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

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

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 Barnsole Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 665 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barnsole Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barnsole-primary-school-gillingham

Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.

We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.

At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:

Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.

We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.

Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.

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