Digital Media Officer

Salary: Grade 3/4, Spine points 14-21, FTE £28,519 - £30,626 per annum, (inclusive of London Weighting Allowance. Actual Salary: £26,925.77 - £28,915.06 per annum.

Location: Sutton SM1   (travel across other sites will be required)  

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, Monday – Thursday, 8.45am – 4.30pm, & Friday 8.45am – 4.15pm

Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months based on working during Term Time plus 4 weeks in the school holidays only

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 8 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and a central business support team which includes HR, finance and IT.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative and analytically minded individual with a strong understanding of digital and social media, an aptitude for producing engaging written and visual contents, including graphics, photos, videos, and blog posts, to showcase and manage the Trust’s social media accounts. You will work with our students and staff to develop captivating content, therefore the ability to be able to regularly travel to our sites in Greater London and Home Counties (sometimes at short notice) is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to support our organisation to promote the life changing work that takes place every day for our pupils and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. If you are an enthusiastic, flexible individual with good written, communication and people skills this is the job opportunity for you.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Ellie Stevens via email estevens@orchardhill.ac.uk  

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing Date: 10am on Wednesday 11th December 2024

Interviews will take place on: Wednesday 18th December 2024

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020