| Roles | Tel. No. | Functions |
Rob Semens CFE Personnel Manager Room 3.36, Sessions House | 01622 694064 | - Strategic management of professional personnel support for the Directorate, member of CFE SMT
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| Jenny Ives p/t Finance Officer & PA to CFE Personnel Manager Stefani Thurkle p/t PA to CFE Personnel Manager & Workforce Information Assistant Room 3.32, Sessions House | 01622 694823 | - Provide comprehensive finance and admin support to DPM.
- First point of contact for personnel staff regarding equipment/enquiries to ensure the efficient running of the office.
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| Service: Business Support: Provided through three units: |
| 1: Employee Relations |
Kerena Hunter Employee Relations Manager Room 4.26 Sessions House | 01622 696337 | - Manages the formal employee consultation structures for the Directorate and schools
- Initiates employee relations policy changes resulting from legislation or business need
- Manages the terms and conditions framework for all CFE employees
- Advises managers and other personnel consultants on complex cases and employment law.
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| Helen Connolly Senior Personnel Officer Room M4.26, Sessions House | 01622 694382 | - Provides additional personnel support to schools causing concern following OfSTED inspection.
- Deals with those staffing issues highlighted in the schools' OfSTED report which, if not addressed, will continue to undermine the school’s ability to recover within the required timeframe.
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| Joanne Langford Personnel Officer Room M4.26, Sessions House | 01622 221758 | - Manages the specialist pay, benefits, terms and conditions of service for the CFE Directorate.
- Undertakes strategic management and support for the Personnel Module of the SIMS system in schools.
- Review and maintenance of contracts of employment for the CFE Directorate.
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| Vacancy Employee Relations Officer Room M4.26, Sessions House | | - Leads on equality in employment issues for the Directorate.
- Undertakes, project, policy and complex case work and resolves employment policy interpretation issues.
- Supports the Directorate and School JCC meetings
- Provides best practice guidance for personnel staff and line managers in the Directorate
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| Ellie Swoffer Employee Relations Assistant Room 3.32, Sessions House | 01622 696068 | - Team support
- Supports the administrative process for the Establishment Panel.
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| Teachers' Pensions Unit Linda Woodrow Team Manager Room 4.26, Sessions House | 01622 696398 | - Manages a specialist Teachers' Pensions service for KCC
- Provides direct advice to schools and managers on complex and sensitive cases.
- Provides information to Teachers' Pensions
- Update teachers' records
- Complete application forms on behalf of KCC
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Pensions Assistants Sasha McAlister Linda Elmore Claire Chaytor Lynda Harman | 01622 696397 01622 696397 01622 696395 01622 696396 |
| 2: Teacher Recruitment & Retention |
| Stephen Wood Teacher Recruitment & Retention Manager Room 3.38, Sessions House | 01622 694824 | - Markets Kent as a preferred employer of teachers www.kent-teach.com
- Supports initiatives for those looking to enter the teaching profession.
- Develops programmes to increase the ethnic representation across the profession.
- Administers Golden Hello Payments
- Works with schools to gain professional status for those without Qualified Teacher Status.
- Manages the NQT Induction process for the LEA and the schools.
Manages Retention initiatives, Well Being Programme, housing etc. |
| Janice Judge Recruitment Assistant | 01622 696633 |
| Vacancy Recruitment & Retention Officer | 01622 694818 |
| Caroline Mill Recruitment Assistant | 01622 694663 |
| Karen Duguid Recruitment Marketing Officer | 01622 696585 |
| 3: Operations |
| Jane Quickenden Personnel Manager - Resources Room 3.32, Sessions House | 01622 221716 | - Initiates management changes to reflect KCC' commitment to Fairness at Work, Well Being and Equality matters.
- Manages the links with Shared Services, Training and Development and other P&D specialists to ensure the delivery of improved services to managers.
- Develops a range of innovative recruitment and retention strategies and practices for the Directorate
- Advises manager and personnel consultants on the impact of relevant legislation, and on good practice, in recruitment, retention, staff development and staff care
- Coordinates management information monitoring from Oracle and reviews Directorate performance on key people management issues, especially BVPI's and any data required for APA purposes.
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| Anita Cross Personnel Services Manager Kroner House | |
| Personnel Officers Sessions House, Room 3.32
Jane Clayton (part-time)
Aije Barnes Ellen Richter Grant Dimmer Naomi Sheppard |
01622 696339
01622 221281
01622 221759
01622 221757 01622 694257 | - Implementation of corporate initiatives for staff care and wellbeing.
- Recruitment, selection & retention
- Reward and motivation
- Job design and grading
- Disciplinary issues (Conduct/Capability)
- Grievances/Harassment
- Absence Management
- Small-scale Reviews
- Redeployment
- Generalist Employee Relations issues
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| Personnel Officers Kroner House Jeanette Grundy (part-time) |
01233 652157 01233 652157 |
| Personnel Advisers Kroner House Emma Glenn Karen Delgado (part-time) |
01233 898570 01233 652122 01233 652122 | - Job Grading
- Occupational Health referral
- Support to Recruitment and Retention initiatives
- Provision of workforce information
- Work permits
- General Employee Relations advice
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| Deirdre Steele Personnel Adviser Sessions House, Room 3.32 | 01622 221741 | - Implements corporate changes to Oracle, ensures the quality of information and develops and monitors reporting processes.
- Provision of Workforce information
- Employee redeployment
- Job grading
- Provides Generalist advice
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| Service: Employee Services |
| Team Manager Gibson Drive, West Malling | 01622 605501 | - Overall management of the team.
- Chief Officers
- Data Subject Access Requests
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| Coral Smith Team Leader Gibson Drive, West Malling | 01622 605591 | - Day to day management of the team.
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| Personnel Assistants Lucy Drummond Vicki Best Lorna Cramp Stevie Collin | 01622 605006 01622 605751 01622 605256 01622 605274 | - Issuing contracts
- Terminations of employment
- Producing Pay forms
- Changes to existing employee details
- Updating Oracle
- Routine advice
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| Service: Recruitment Services |
| Susan Cooke Recruitment Services Manager Gibson Drive, West Malling | | |
| Karen McKinley Team Leader | 01622 605567 | - Recruitment Advertising supporting the line manager in placing the advertisement for their vacancy.
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| Kathy Andrade | 01622 605502 | - Recruitment Process Team in some cases supporting the manager from the initial contact with a vacancy through to the shortlisting process.
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| Paul Le Breton | 01622 605281 | - Criminal Records Bureau administration
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| Sam Hilden Helen Atkinson Yvonne Crawford | 01622 605267 01622 605526 01622 605515 | |
| Service: Local Government Pensions Section |
| Pat Luscombe Pensions Manager Brenchley House, Maidstone | 01622 694714 | |
Dee Goodwin Operations Manager | 01622 694748 | |
Steven Tagg Operations Manager | 01622 696095 | |
Barbara Cheatle Operations Manager | 01622 696095 | |
Joyce Chalk Customer Liaison Officer | 01622 694734 | |
| Pensions Administration Teams |
| Names: A-D | 01622 694768 | |
| Names: E-K | 01622 694769 | |
| Names: L-R | 01622 694747 | |
| Names: S-Z | 01622 694700 | |