Job Description

The School

St John\xe2\x80\x99s is a thriving independent, co-educational day and boarding school situated in beautiful surroundings overlooking the castle in Chepstow. The school is divided into two sections: Pre-Prep and Prep. Children range from 3 to 13 years old. We are a close-knit, family-orientated school where children are treated with care and respect, and as individuals who all have talents that need nurturing.

As a School with a Christian foundation and ethos, pastoral care is paramount. This is an exciting time for St John\xe2\x80\x99s which is experiencing development in a number of areas. The department will work closely together to move the School\xe2\x80\x99s marketing strategy to the next level.

We are part of the Dean Close Foundation which has a total of five schools in Cheltenham and Chepstow, and six children\xe2\x80\x99s nurseries in the same areas.

The Role

This is a part-time position within the Dean Close Foundation Marketing Team at Dean Close St John\xe2\x80\x99s in Chepstow under the leadership of the Foundation\xe2\x80\x99s Director of Marketing and Communications. With no two days ever the same, we require an experienced, highly motivated marketing professional to manage the day-to-day marketing activity. You will work closely with the Headmaster and Admissions Officer as well as having support from the marketeers in the other schools.

Working hours In term-time (34 weeks per year) are 6 hours per day for 4 days per week from 9.00am until 3.30pm (with half hour unpaid lunch break) with some flexibility on days and hours. However, this role will require some flexibility to work to deadlines and to attend occasional events during evenings and weekends.

In school holidays (17 weeks per year) you will work 6 hours per day for 2 days per week with flexibility in choosing working hours with some hybrid working, to be agreed with the Director of Marketing and Communications.

Duties

Monitor the internal workings of the school as well as external market trends to identify opportunities. Build relationships with all staff, monitoring the calendar and being aware of all the life and goings on around the school. Liaise closely with the Director of Marketing to help set the marketing strategy and to ensure high standards and continuity across all Dean Close Foundation schools.

Please see the job description for further details.

Dean Close School is a co-educational day and boarding school which provides continuity of education from age 2 to 18. The School was established in 1886, and is set in 50 acres of parkland in the centre of Cheltenham. In 2015 the Dean Close Foundation was formed, when the School acquired St John\xe2\x80\x99s on-the-Hill Preparatory School and three nurseries in the Chepstow area. In 2017 the Foundation purchased a further two nurseries, Tree Tops in Cheltenham and Gloucester, taking its total to five.

Dean Close is renowned for focusing on individual development. Small classes, excellent learning facilities plus a 550-seater professional theatre, amphitheatre, 2 floodlit astro-turfs, 25m indoor pool, climbing wall, indoor rifle range, dance studio and fully equipped gymnasium all help to nurture each child\xe2\x80\x99s strengths and talents. With around 300 pupils in the Prep School and 500 in the Senior School, Dean Close is small enough to allow everyone to know one another and to feel valued. It also allows everyone to get fully involved in the life of the School. However, it is large enough to have an extremely strong boarding community, vibrant and exciting creative arts, impressive academic results and great sports achievements across all ages.

Visitors to Dean Close regularly comment on the atmosphere, saying how warm and friendly they find it, and we believe that this positive environment can be attributed directly to the Christian heart and principles of the School.

Dean Close Foundation