Admissions Officer (Maternity Cover)

Grade: Scale 5 (Actual Salary - £27,519 to £28,808 pa) *pay award pending

Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Contract until Dec 2025;

Hours: Full-time 35hrs p/wk; Term Time Only + 2 weeks

Start date: December 2024

Thomas Tallis is a flourishing and popular school situated in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We currently have over 2000 pupils on the school roll with around 600 students in our highly competitive sixth form. We strive for excellence in all that we do underpinned by our vision of education to understand the world and change it for the better.

We wish to appoint a first-class Admissions Officer to co-ordinate all Key Stage 3 and 4 admissions across our popular, oversubscribed school.  You will be responsible for coordinating the smooth running of the Year 7 transition process including liaising with the Admissions team at the Royal Borough of Greenwich. You will also provide general admin support within the Admin Team at Thomas Tallis as required.

This is a fixed term opportunity to cover for a maternity leave until end December 2025. We would like the post to commence in December 2024 to allow for a suitable handover period.

We are looking for someone who has:

• a good standard of education with excellent written skills
• a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Word and Excel
• experience of using school MIS systems, ideally Bromcom preferred
• relevant work experience in a secondary school office environment is desirable

We can offer you:

• children and young people who are eager to learn and progress
• staff who are supportive, committed to their own professional development and to improving outcomes for the students here
• an excellent physical environment with state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure
• a school with humane management principles committed to your professional development

If you are passionate about providing young people with a safe, supportive environment in which to ensure their success, we want to hear from you.

For more information about our fantastic school please visit www.thomastallisschool.com. 

Application closing date:             4 October 2024

Interview:                                        w/c 14 October 2024

Thomas Tallis School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. All posts within the school are subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.