Trust Communications Officer

Raedwald Trust, Ipswich, IP4 5ND

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Point 25-29
• Additional allowances:

  Point 25-29

Trust Communications Officer job summary

Working closely with the Trust PA and academy teams, you will be expected to organise and manage external and internal communications, maintaining confidentiality at all times. You will be expected to engage students, staff and wider stakeholders in the celebration of Raedwald's work.

Duties and responsibilities;

Serve as a point of contact for Raedwald teams and stakeholders

Create new and impactful PR opportunities, using the best media available

Develop a network of external professionals/stakeholders invested in the celebration of Raedwald

Any other duties as may reasonably be required by the CEO/PA

Additionally, you will be expected to:

• To contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the Trust
• To be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people
• To propose and deliver our agreed Communications Strategy
• To comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, equal opportunities, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
• To develop constructive relationships and communicate with all staff and other agencies/ professionals
• To participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• To recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others
• Attend and participate in regular meetings with the FOHR Team to provide updates, discuss developments of the administration function and share any issues or concerns
• Such other responsibilities allocated which are appropriate to the grade of the post

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 Raedwald Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Raedwald Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/raedwald-trust

The Raedwald Trust is a partnership of Alternative Provisions and bespoke pathways serving children and young people requiring a different route to success. The Trust is established to deliver its core purpose devolved by parliament: the advancement of education in the public interest. Committed to the 7 Principles of Public Life (Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership), the Raedwald Trust uses compliance to drive a culture of ethics and probity. Through this approach, the Raedwald Trust is able to unleash greatness by enabling bold, imaginative and innovative learning.

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