Head of Admissions

Salary: £25k-£35k doe.

Hours: 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri

Benefits: Free parking, beautiful place to work, free cooked lunch during term time, free tea/coffee, Pension, socials, 28 days hols

PLEASE NOTE, YOU DO NEED TO DRIVE AND HAVE YOUR OWN CAR FOR THIS ROLE

Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working in an exclusive partnership with our client, who is a privately owned New Forest independent school. With a strong reputation in the competitive private education sector, they have fostered a small but nurturing and caring environment and culture. This really does feel like a community.

With a close-knit and supportive team, they are now looking for an experienced Head of Admissions to join them.

The Head of Admissions is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of student admissions and overseeing the school’s marketing efforts to enhance visibility, brand positioning and pupil recruitment.

The successful Head of Admissions will: -

• Ideally, have worked within a similar role within the education sector (although this is not essential)
• Ideally have knowledge of the independent school sector
• Have a passion for education and the ability to articulate and promote the ethos and values of the school
• Have superb attention to detail - this is critical
• Be a great multitasker who is happy to be flexible with a wide variety of tasks
• Be a good organiser with the ability to manage multiple projects
• Be deadline driven
• Look the part as you will be the "face" of the school to all new enquiries from parents and be the 1st point of contact
• If you have any marketing experience or knowledge, that would be great but is not essential
• Have excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
• Have a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Be computer-literate

The role will see you working approx. 75% on admissions and 25% overseeing the marketing.

Job Description

You will be the first point of contact when an enquiry comes in from a parent. You will see that contact through to the end, when hopefully the parent signs their student up to the school.

If you have a sales background, are a great people person and who is comfortable meeting and greeting parents from all backgrounds, showing them around the school, facilitating meetings with the Head and the SLT then this could be the ideal role for you.

They have procedures and processes in place for their admissions' paperwork, but there is a huge amount of compliance work also involved, including obtaining visas for oversees pupils. This requires a high level of attention to detail, as the paperwork must be absolutely 100% correct for both UK and foreign pupils.

This is a standalone role where you will be expected to roll up your sleeves and get the job done. You will report into the School Business Manager.

There is the potential for a small amount of overseas travel in the future. There is also some occasional UK travel to conferences and trade events.

With a strategic marketing plan in place, they have weekly marketing meetings, which this role will oversee. If you have any marketing experience, then this would be greatly valued.

All applicants will have to complete an enhanced DBS check and thorough referencing prior to an offer.