Job Description

Benenden School

Kent

Salary:

26,588.82 pa pro rata (17,502.82 actual)

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

15 September 2025

Apply by:

22 August 2025

Job overview

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We are looking to recruit a customer-focussed individual with excellent administrative, verbal and written communication skills to play a key role as School Travel Co-ordinator.

The start date is 15 September subject to agreement.

The Role

As School Travel Co-ordinator you will join Benenden's dedicated Travel Team, who manage travel arrangements for students and staff as well as organise School events and activities throughout the year.

The ability to plan and organise your work, good attention to detail and IT competency in Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel, is essential.

Student travel is managed mainly through a school travel booking system and so previous experience of having used travel software would be an advantage, although full training will be given to the right candidate.

Working Hours:Monday 10:00am to 6:00pm Tuesday 10.00am to 6.00pm Wednesday 12:00pm to 6:00pm Thursday 10.00am to 6.00pm Friday 11:00am to 5:00pm
This is a term time position plus 15 days during the school holidays, (30 hours per week), with dates to be agreed in advance. Term begins on the day of the full staff meeting (INSET) which you are expected to attend.

About Benenden

Benenden is one of the leading day and boarding schools in Britain. We were founded in 1923 and are situated in 250 acres of attractive parkland in Kent. There are 550 girls in the school, aged 11-18, with approximately 180 of those in the Sixth Form. Benenden is at the forefront of girls' education in the UK, with recent innovations including the Benenden Diploma, a bespoke curriculum for our youngest two year groups, and the Professional Skills Programme, teaching the Sixth Form skills for the workplace. We are an ambitious school, with recent developments including a state-of-the-art Science Centre and All-Weather Sports Pitch, and we opened our new Music School in June 2022.

Meals are provided to staff whilst on duty. The School's leisure facilities, including a fitness gym and swimming pool are available for staff to use.

How to apply

For a full job description and to apply, please click the apply button.

Completed applications should be received by 9:00am on 22nd August 2025.

Interviews are likely to be held on 28th August 2025.

The post-holder will be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children with whom they come into contact. They must ensure compliance with the School's Child Protection Policy Statement at all times, this appointment will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Benenden School is committed to equal opportunities and equal pay for all employees.

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About

Benenden School

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Benenden School

Cranbrook Road, Benenden
Kent
TN17 4AA
United Kingdom

+44 1580 240592

www.benenden.school

Benenden is regarded as one of the leading boarding and day schools in Britain. Founded in 1923, we are situated in 250 acres of attractive parkland in Kent, the Garden of England, just an hour from London. There are 550 girls in the School, aged 11-18.



We offer every girl A Complete Education in which she realises her academic potential, grows as an individual and is well prepared for life beyond school.



This is achieved through an outstanding academic offering which will help your daughter to achieve her very best, together with unrivalled co-curricular opportunities and a dedicated focus on developing every girl's personal and professional skills.



We are proud to consistently hear that the girls at Benenden are happy and relaxed, and that there is a culture of 'stretch without stress'. Parents tell us that they simply 'got a feeling' when they visited Benenden that they knew it was the right school for their daughter.

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