Admissions Coordinators' Assistant, AD WARRIOR

Guardian Jobs; Brighton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000

Job description

AD WARRIOR

Admissions Coordinators' Assistant

Location: Brighton

Salary: £24,804 - £27,804 per annum

The College is seeking to appoint an Admissions Coordinators' Assistant

Reporting to: Deputy Headmaster (Admissions)

Main purpose of the role: This is a dynamic and energetic role which plays an important part in a busy and friendly team. The position offers a wide range of support to the Admissions Coordinators, including both administrative and event-focused work.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Managing the enquiries and registrations of prospective pupils, efficiently processing all applications with an eye for detail to ensure records are current and correct.
2. Speaking confidently on the phone as a first point of contact with families and agents.
3. Assisting in the preparation and organisation of events, such as Open Mornings, assessment days, taster days, etc.
4. Assisting in the running of events, such as Open Mornings, assessment days, taster days, etc.
5. Assisting with preparing pupil files ahead of results meetings.
6. Organising and arranging interviews and assessments for overseas applicants.
7. Creating online pupil files.
8. General filing.
9. Any other reasonable request.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:

1. A people person with excellent communication skills.
2. A team player.
3. Good attention to detail.
4. A warm and professional telephone manner.
5. An enthusiasm for delivering exceptional customer service.
6. Good IT literacy with excellent Word and Excel skills.
7. The ability to work on one’s own initiative and to prioritise a workload.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday inclusive, 8.30am to 5.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break (37.5 hours per week). In addition to this, the post-holder will be required to work occasional weekends to support College Open Mornings and Events for which time in lieu will be given. This role will be based on-site at the College. Whilst ideally this will be a full-time position, consideration will be given to requests for flexible working hours.

Remuneration:

A salary in the range of *£24,804 - £27,804 per annum will be offered to reflect the individual's experience. *Pro-rata'd if part-time hours are agreed at interview.

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service (of which 3 days need to be taken between Christmas and New Year when the College is closed). Holiday entitlement will be pro-rata'd accordingly to facilitate part-time working hours if agreed.

Benefits:

1. Complimentary lunch is provided.
2. Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
3. Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
4. Life Cover is provided whilst working at the College after successfully passing probation period.
5. Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
6. Employee benefit and rewards platform which provides access to a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.

Wellbeing:

1. Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
2. Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
3. Generous sickness policy.
4. Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the College, please click apply to complete your application.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. 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 they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.