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Abbey School

Recruitment Officer

Abbey School is currently experiencing a period of growth; our pupil cohort is increasing, our class teams are increasing, and so is our office team! We now require a Recruitment Officer to join us to lead all operational aspects of the hiring process into the school. This is a full-time role, Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00. There may be some flexibility around hours which can be discussed at interview.

The successful candidate will have:

  • Experience of working in an office
  • An understanding of safer recruitment requirements
  • Absolute attention to detail
  • Strong IT skills and a confident user of Microsoft applications
  • The ability to work under own initiative with strong organisational skills

Please download our recruitment pack below which contains the full person specification for the post, and job description which outlines the main responsibilities for this role. The ideal candidate must meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.

If you feel as though you have the right qualities to join our exciting, innovative and exceptional school a Recruitment Officer then please complete the school application form, available to download below. Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@abbeyschool.com with a covering letter addressed to the Principal, Dr Katy Lee. Alternatively, application forms with covering letters can be sent by post to Abbey School, 11 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU. Please be advised that we only accept fully completed application forms.

We will be reviewing submitted application forms upon our return from the Christmas break w/c 3rd January 2022. We strongly encourage applications to be sent at your earliest convenience.

Start date: January 2023
Interview dates: to be confirmed in January 2023

Recruitment Pack
Application Form

The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.

Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Child safer recruitment procedures operate and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.