Admissions Administrator
King's College School
Wimbledon
- £34,957 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £34,957 per annum plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024 or as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 30 August 2024
Job overview
We are currently seeking a personable, professional and organised candidate to be our new Admissions Administrator.
The role will require the delivery of the highest quality of customer service and will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Working with the Admissions team (junior and senior schools) to ensure that the admissions experience reflects the warmth and welcome of the King’s community
- Responding to all email and telephone queries in a courteous and professional manner and ensuring that all communication with prospective parents, feeder school staff and colleagues is delivered in a consistent and friendly manner that best reflects the ethos and excellence of the School
- Supporting the admissions process at every entry point to ensure that pupil wellbeing is at the heart of all our admissions work
- Supporting the team to keep all documents relating to admissions up to date and in line with best practice
- Helping to ensure feeder school information is kept up to date on the school database (Schoolbase)
- Assisting with the registration of prospective candidates
- Assisting with the preparation for all assessment and interview days
- Organising invigilators for assessments, including confirming bookings, liaising and briefing and payment
- Working closely with colleagues across the school to ensure that we are providing an exceptional customer experience consistent with the King’s ethos and values
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a warm, personable and professional manner with an excellent work ethic
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail
- Be a confident, assured communicator, both in written and verbal forms, able to relate well to people on all levels with sensitivity, tact and diplomacy
- Demonstrate excellent customer service experience and promotional skills
- Have first class organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to remain calm under pressure, work to tight deadlines and be systematic in an approach to tasks
- Have a proactive approach to planning and prioritising work, with the ability to use initiative appropriately
King’s is an extremely sought-after school with outstanding academic results and a vibrant co-curriculum. It strives to appoint able, committed and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every child at the school achieves their best. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.
If you are interested in this job opportunity, please visit our website to find out more and apply.
Closing date: 9am on Friday 30th August 2024
Early applications are welcome - the interview process may be staged and some interviews held in advance of the closing date if there is a large number of applicants for the role.
The school 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. King’s College School is fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in its recruitment of teaching and support staff.
Attached documents
About King's College School
King’s College School, Wimbledon is one of the most successful schools in the world, and our vibrant and caring community is a special place to learn and grow for boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18. With over 1,500 pupils and 400 staff, we are located in one of the most attractive and peaceful parts of London, opposite 1,140 acres of countryside of Wimbledon and Putney Commons and just a short walk from the picturesque Wimbledon Village.
Head
Dr Anne Cotton
Values and vision
Our school was founded in 1829 by Royal Charter as the junior department of the university, King’s College London, and as such, intellectual aspiration and a progressive spirit are our heritage.
Today, we offer an education of the whole person, in Mind, Spirit and Heart, the enduring ethos of our foundation. Our guiding mission is to look outwards, to the world beyond school, and to life at 25: we look to the lives we are preparing our young people to lead, so that when the time comes, they are ready to forge the pathway they choose, and to make a purposeful impact.
We aim for each of our pupils to enjoy an exhilarating adventure of learning and to pursue academic excellence within a fun, caring, welcoming environment. Academic outcomes at A level, IB and GCSE consistently place King’s amongst the very top schools nationally and globally. Supporting our pupils to grow strong in spirit, in the shared values and qualities of character that will ground them, is equally important.
ISI report
"The academic standards achieved by pupils are outstanding... Pupils achieve outstanding academic, musical, sporting, linguistic and dramatic distinctions, actively encouraged by a strong culture of participation and the uncommonly wide choice of extra-curricular activities and range of opportunities on offer..."
"[Pupils] are confident to be themselves and find staff supportive and approachable in the school’s safe and friendly environment...The way in which pupils engage in contributing to the lives of others in the school, the local community and wider society is outstanding... Pupils demonstrate a great deal of respect for diversity within society... and the way in which they work with others is excellent."
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