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Access to Education Administration Assistant

Kent County Council

Select country£26,596 - £27,765 per annumAll contracts37 hours per weekCloses: 18 October, 2026

Role Responsibility

The Access to Education team are looking for an organised individual, with an eye for detail. The post-holder will support the Local Authority (LA) to meet statutory responsibilities in regard to the identification, monitoring, recording and tracking of children who are applying for a school place through the In Year Casual Admissions process, Children Missing Education, Electively Home Educated and young people likely to become NEET.
To be considered for this role, you need knowledge of IT, excellent communication (both verbal and written) skills. You will understand the importance of maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality in your work.
If you consider yourself to be a positive person, with a ‘can-do’ approach who can rise to the pressures within the Access to Education Team, providing a customer focused service, exceeding expectations, then we want to hear from you.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Previous applicants need not apply.

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact Jesse Alderton at
Jesse.Alderton@kent.gov.uk
or Alison Weller at
Alison.Weller@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

Access to Education Assistant.pdf