Part time Admissions Officer in London - Reed

 PART-TIME ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT - 28 hours pw

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Admissions Assistant will support and work alongside the Admissions Officer, in the effective delivery of the school’s admissions development plan.

Key Area – Admissions – Main Duties

Preparatory administration and organisation for admissions/marketing events e.g. Open Days, Taster Days and induction events

Maintaining and updating the Marketing and Admissions Events Calendar, in liaison with key staff involved in specific events.

Assisting the Admissions officer in receiving, processing and completing admissions enquiries e.g. responding promptly to admissions enquiries, preparing prospectus packs, logging enquiries on SIMS database, processing references and liaising with parents and agents.

Liaison with Fees department over new starters and bursary/scholarship holders’ details

To provide administrative support to the Admissions Officer in the induction of students new to the school e.g. liaison over subject choices, allocation to Houses/forms, Primary visits, school uniform.

To provide administrative support to Admissions Officer to maximise recruitment and retention of students

Person specification:

The successful applicant will have:

Warm and professional communication skills.

Solid ICT skills (Microsoft Office) and the ability to learn new packages quickly.

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to effectively complete a demanding, varied workload, within the required timescales, in a fast-paced environment.

A customer-focused attitude presenting a positive image of the school internally and externally and ability to communicate with prospective and current parents as well as local media and service providers.

Confidence, energy and enthusiasm.

Attention to detail and an excellent command of spelling, punctuation and grammar.

An ability to engage with colleagues, students and people in the wider community.

A hands-on and flexible approach to work.

Willingness to support marketing events outside working hours