Junior Content Producer (Apprentice) – Part-time

Sturry, Kent
THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST

Start Date: January 2022 (subject to DBS being returned)

Pay: £5 per hour / £7101 annually (pro rata)

The Stour Academy Trust are looking for a Junior Content Producer (Apprentice) reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications. This is a fantastic opportunity to complete a Junior Content Producer apprenticeship whilst undertaking paid employment in a small marketing team for a Multi Academy Trust of Primary Schools in Kent. The successful candidate will gain valuable on the job experience working with a variety of digital media in the education setting, working alongside children, school staff and senior leaders. The candidate will benefit from working in a friendly, good-humoured office with the additional benefit of having the school holidays

The post holder will be working in a fast-paced environment and will work closely with the DoMaC to increase the awareness of and strengthen the reputation of all schools in The Stour Academy Trust as well as ensuring that that all roles in the organisation are able to communicate efficiently and effectively.

The successful candidate must be an excellent communicator with the confidence to interact with children of all ages as well as staff and the Senior Leadership Team.

The successful candidate should show an interest in and have experience of creating digital content in many forms, such as video, photography, graphic design, website CMS and social media. On the job training will be provided for all software and equipment, so most importantly, the successful candidate must have a flair for being creative and an interest in working with digital technology

Essential information

Start date: January 2022

Duration: 18 months

Working pattern: Term time only working – Mon – Fri, 9am – 4pm with paid 30 min lunch break, 32.5 hours per week

Location: Canterbury (base) with travelling to schools in Swale and Ashford. Working from home one day per week a possibility for the right candidate

As an apprenticeship position, the successful candidate will also complete a nationally recognised Level 3 Apprentice Qualification titled ‘Junior Content Producer’. The apprentice will be allocated 3-4 hours per week of study time which they will take during their working hours. The apprenticeship will take 18 months to complete. Candidates must meet certain eligibility requirements to enrol onto the apprenticeship course, this will be discussed with the candidate before interview.

As a term-time only position in education (195 working days) the successful candidate will benefit from having the school holidays (roughly 70 days per year)

A driving licence is essential as the successful candidate will be expected to travel to the schools in the Trust to capture content (e.g. film a video)

Our school and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Please note that references will be requested prior to interview, at least one reference must be from your most recent employer.Candidates who are invited for interview will be required to bring with them photo ID (either a valid driving licence or passport)

Closing Date: 23/11/2021 at 11:00

Interviews: 7th Dec 2021

Information about the trust

Join a supportive and collaborative network of staff at The Stour Academy Trust.

The Stour Academy Trust recognises that our education system needs to quickly and more radically shift to close equity gaps and to better prepare our young people for the 21st century. We are transforming our schools from passive forms of learning focused on direct instruction and memorisation, by moving towards interactive methods that promote the critical and individual thinking needed in today’s innovation-driven economy.

Our pedagogical model combined with the intentional deployment of technology will help us deliver personalised learning in an enabling environment. Technology will accelerate our progress but will not be the driver of our vision.

We aim to nurture a community of learners that challenge thinking, where our staff are empowered to take risks and develop their practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system, which is not held back by traditional restrictions and ideologies.

By limiting routine or unnecessary tasks we allow professionals to focus on learning behaviours and interactions which will promote emotional intelligence and the development of children as life-long, curious learners.

There will be no barriers to achievement within our learning community and our teachers will build strong relationships that facilitate the learning of others. Collaboration will open doors, minds and possibilities and enable individuals to meet their personal goals. .

We are looking for people that:

• Recognise that our current education system needs to radically change to better prepare our young people for the 21st century
• Want to move away from passive forms of learning and move towards interactive teaching methods that promote critical and individual thinking
• Are able to take advantage of the latest technology to deliver personalised learning that is accessible for all children, irrespective of their language skills, reading ability or any other factors that may present learning challenges
• Want to work with other staff as a community of learners that challenge traditional thinking
• Want to develop their own practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system
• Want to develop children as life-long, curious learners
• Want to build strong relationships with children that facilitate their learning
• Want to teach in enabling environments that promote flexibility, collaboration and independence

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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