Admissions Manager at Chatham Grammar
This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.
About this Role
The University of KentAcademies Trust is seeking a highly organised and proactive Admissions Managerto join Chatham Grammar. This role is responsible for managing studentadmissions for Years 7 to 13 ensuring all processescomply with statutory requirements and Trust policies. The postholder willcoordinate and administer key academy events, including Open Evenings,transition activities, and Parents' Evenings, acting as the main point ofcontact for parents, students, the Local Authority, and internal teams.
This is a permanent role for 37 hours per week, and whilst mostly term time, it requires the postholder to work two additional weeks duringschool holidays. One of these weeks is specifically allocated to August, tosupport GCSE results administration, as Sixth Form admissions are confirmedfollowing exam outcomes.
The successful candidate willhave experience in administrative roles, ideally within an educational setting,with strong organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple tasksefficiently, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Flexibility,initiative, attention to detail, and a commitment to safeguarding and thewelfare of children and young people are essential. Competence in ICT,including MS Office and data management systems, is also required.
The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open leadership, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down to earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat
Chatham Grammar offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers. It benefits from being part of the University of Kent Academies Trust and has a current Ofsted rating of Good. Chatham Grammar is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further information http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk/
How to Apply
Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification, and you will use the application to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role. CVs will not be accepted.
We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust, and therefore, we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.
The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search once as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is intended to help us identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online. The selection panel will then explore such items with the candidate during interview. The Trust's HR Team or another member of staff trained in safer recruitment will use Google.com to conduct each search, and no adverse judgement will be formed for applicants with limited or no online footprint.