Marketing and Communications Officer
Ipswich School
Suffolk
- £30,000 - £35,000 per year
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
Full-time, permanent, required as soon as possible
About Ipswich School – we are one of the foremost independent schools in East Anglia, and are proud to be regularly ranked as Suffolk’s top independent School. We were established prior to 1399 and moved to our present site in 1852. We are a co-educational school with around 1100 pupils aged between 3 months and 18 years and we operate a five-day week. The School comprises a Senior School with over 880 pupils aged from 11 to 18, and the Prep School with 230 pupils aged from 5 to 11. The Lodge Day Nursery provides the very best care for our youngest children aged from 3 months to 5 years. We were judged in September 2022, by ISI Inspectors, to be Excellent in all categories.
About you – we seek a highly-motivated and charismatic person who is able to work closely with the Director of Marketing to develop and implement an innovative marketing strategy that supports Ipswich School’s goals. The role involves creating compelling content across digital, social, and traditional media platforms, managing the school’s online presence, and contributing to key initiatives that enhance the school’s reputation and drive engagement from prospective families, alumni, and the wider community.
You will have:
- Proven experience in marketing, communications, or public relations, ideally within an educational environment
- Strong writing and content creation skills with the ability to craft clear, engaging, and persuasive content for multiple platforms.
- Experience managing social media platforms and executing digital marketing strategies.
- Familiarity with website management, SEO best practices, and content management systems.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Working hours
- This is a full-time, permanent post.
- The typical, core working hours will be Mondays – Fridays throughout the year, with a ‘normal’ daily working pattern being 8.30 am – 5.00 pm, 37.5 hours per week.
- There may be some flexibility with the start and finish times. This can be discussed at interview with shortlisted candidates. However, due to the nature of this role, and the range of responsibilities involved, flexibility with working hours will be required.
- The role may require attendance at functions and events, which may take place in the evenings and weekends, inside and outside of term time.
Salary and Benefits
- The starting salary will be up to £35,000 per annum, and will depend on your skills and experience.
- You will be entitled to 25 days’ paid holiday per year, plus public holidays
- Free lunch is provided in the School Dining Hall during term time when the kitchen is in operation.
- Staff are able to use the School’s swimming pool and fitness gym free of charge.
- You will be auto enrolled into the School’s defined contribution pension scheme, with 10% employer contributions and x3 life cover.
- You will have access to Smarthealth, an employee wellbeing app providing you with 24/7 GP access and mental health support.
- You will be entitled to generous fee remission (currently 50%) on the successful completion of your probationary period, and this can be discussed in greater depth at interview with shortlisted candidates.
How to apply
Download an application form, and a full job description from our website: www.ipswich.school/vacancies or contact the HR team on 01473 408300 hr@ipswich.school.
Completed application forms should be returned by noon on 6 December 2024 to: the Director of HR, Ipswich School, 25 Henley Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SG or email hr@ipswich.school. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be advised as soon as possible after the closing date and interviews are scheduled to be held during the week of 9 December 2024.
Ipswich School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the job, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Ipswich School
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Ipswich School is one of the leading independent schools in the area. It has a long history dating back to at least 1399 and is known for its academic success, without being an educational ‘hot house’, its extensive sport, drama and music activities and its commitment to the local community.
Pupils at the school come from a really broad range of backgrounds, and this makes the school different to many others in the independent sector. The atmosphere is very positive and pupils really do get on well with each other and with teachers. Behaviour in lessons is first class and teachers are able to focus fully on their teaching and pupils’ learning without having to spend time and effort keeping everyone in order.
Those applying for teaching posts in the Senior School will find that class sizes are generally smaller than in the maintained sector, with Lower School classes typically being around 20, Middle School can be a little larger or smaller depending on subjects – but are never larger than 24. A Level classes in the Sixth Form are typically have around 10 – 12 students, with 15 students being the upper limit.
Teachers are well supported by Heads of Department and there is a first-class CPD programme in place which not only provides the latest on class room practice, but also involves a range of optional social events. Additional training is also available for all teachers.
For those looking at Prep School posts they will find wonderful purpose-built classrooms in a state-of-the-art Prep School building, small class sizes – typically around 15 in the Lower Prep and between 18 and 25 in the Upper Prep. They will also find parents are very supportive and keen to develop the potential in their children.
Those applying for support staff posts will feel themselves very much part of a community. There are no great boundaries between teachers and support staff. There is a well-refined CPD programme for members of the support staff, great opportunities for development and a fantastic range of benefits.
There are regular opportunities for all staff to get together socially. Recently staff events include drawing sessions, juggling instruction, gin and wine tasting, orienteering, a casino night and curry and carols at Christmas. Every other year the staff – support staff alongside teaching staff - put on a major end of year show for pupils to raise funds for charity, and these have included a pantomime, Staff do Strictly and – most recently - Staff Have the X Factor.
Facilities throughout the school are excellent with a brand new Music School, the extensive Ipswich School Sports Centre at nearby Rushmere, a specially-built Prep School and a recently-opened day nursery – The Lodge.
There is free car parking on site for teachers and support staff (though this can be a little tight at times in the Senior School) and a range of other benefits.
Supporting the community is one of the school’s core values. The school has a significant community programme with pupils visiting local care homes giving music and drama performances, pupils growing vegetables and giving them to a local charity, local primary schools taking part in our annual Festival of Music and a large pupil-led termly fundraising programme.
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