Communications Officer

  • Employer: Little Ilford School
  • Salary: Scale 5 (pro-rata): £28,009 - £29,259 (actual salary)
  • Location: Little Ilford School
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
  • Hours: 36 hours per week. term time plus Inset/Twilight days & 1 week during school holidays.
  • DBS Check: Enhanced
  • Closing Date: 06/07/2025 at 23:59
  • Reference: Sec/25/317355

Courage - Commitment - Compassion

12 Month - Temporary Contract

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in your career in a well led and supportive faculty. Little Ilford is a friendly, inclusive and oversubscribed school in Newham making a big difference to the lives of our diverse student community. In October 2016, we moved into a brand new state-of-the-art building. We have a strong reputation and high expectations of both students and staff and consider this to be an exciting place to work and develop, where creativity and innovation are nurtured. Our targets for attainment and progress are challenging, but staff have the focus and determination to realise them for the benefit of our students. We really know our students, and focus on them as individuals. Pastoral systems are strong and we value a curriculum offer and activities that educate the whole child.

What Little Ilford can offer you -

Continued Professional Development

● commitment to ensuring that all staff have access to comprehensive professional development
● fully supported PTI programme
● fully supported by The National College programme
● we are a Leading Edge School with access to SSAT resources
● 1-1 coaching with external providers

Staff Benefits

● 17% PPA time for teaching staff
● Good home/work balance
● Free use of an onsite gym
● Free weekly group cardio sessions
● Free weekly yoga classes
● Free spin sessions
● Onsite car/bike parking facilities
● Cycle scheme
● 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme including 6 free counselling sessions, if required
● 24/7 access to a Digital Wellbeing Platform


We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic and high calibre Communications Officer to join our energetic and dynamic team. You will provide a range of high quality administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team, build and maintain effective working relationships with external institutions and co-ordinate whole school events.

We will support and develop you to become an outstanding leader and provide working partnership
opportunities with other schools and departments. We are an aspirational, reflective and creative learning community where all adults are learners who take risks in order to achieve excellent results for our students.

We look forward to receiving your application.

To obtain further information, an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Mehz Karim on 020 8928 3548 /email m.karim@littleilford.org

We will shortlist/interview as soon as we have a strong field.

Little Ilford School, Rectory Road, Manor Park, London E12 6JB

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and
expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates.

Equal Opportunities

The School has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.

How to apply

Please apply online. For further information about the role, please contact the school directly.

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