Admissions Manager
Downside School
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- £30,000 - £35,000 dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 February 2024
Job overview
We have a vacancy for a full time, full year Admissions Manager at Downside School. This is a newly created role to expand the Admissions, Marketing and Commercial Enterprises team.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing and coordinating the application process of pupil admissions.
The Admissions Manager will work closely with the Director of Admissions, Marketing & Commercial Enterprises to deliver a fair and transparent admission process. Supported by an Admissions Officer, the Admissions Manager will oversee the co-ordination of the Schools admissions to ensure pupil recruitment targets are met.
The post holder will have line management responsibility for the Admissions Officer.
To be successful, you will have:
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate confidently and clearly with prospective parents, pupils, and other stakeholders.
- Excellent IT skills and fully competent in using MS Office.
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to prioritise your workload with minimal supervision.
- Experience of office administration systems with the ability to develop both computerised and manual systems to deliver at pace and with accuracy.
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent professional experience, with a flexible approach to work and a willingness to support events outside of normal working hours (time off in lieu will be given).
- Experience as an Admissions Manager is desirable
We can offer the successful candidate:
- An experienced, supportive, skilled, and innovative staff team.
- Excellent catering facility, which offers all our staff a complimentary lunch.
- Free on-site parking.
- Employee Assistance Program and Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Complimentary access to onsite leisure facilities including indoor swimming pool, gym and squash courts.
Contractual Details
- Pay: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
- Hours: Full time hours of 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am 5:00pm with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break. There is a requirement to attend School events such as open days outside of normal working hours, which time owed in lieu can be claimed. This is an all-year-round position with 33 days annual leave which includes 8 days Bank and Public Holidays.
- Contract: Full Time Permanent Contract
To Apply
For full details on the job role and responsibilities, please visit our website at Working at Downside where you can download the job description and person specification.
Please complete your application through our online applicant tracking system.
Applications must be completed in full; CVs are not accepted.
Please contact the Human Resources email address (recruitment@downside.co.uk) if you require further information after reading the job description.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 18 Feb 2024 (Midnight)
We look forward to hearing from you.
Downside is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11 to 18, and one of England's oldest and most distinguished Catholic schools. The School is situated at the foot of the Mendip Hills, twelve miles south of the city of Bath.
Downside School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be DBS checked. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer. Registered Company No. 11751009 and Registered Charity No: 1184700
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About Downside School
A clear and positive attitude to learning permeates the whole school, enabled by excellent relationships between staff and pupils’ and that our pupils are ‘enthusiastic and highly motivated learners, able to work independently’. Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
At Downside, we are committed to working in partnership with families and to providing an environment which nurtures young people of integrity who can think for themselves, stand up for their beliefs, and act to make a positive difference in the world.
Founded in 1606 and based just 25 minutes from the famous World Heritage City of Bath, we are a forward-thinking independent school and one of England's oldest and most distinguished Catholic schools. Our vision is to be a bright light in the world of education, illuminating the lives of young people and inspiring service in the world through experience of Benedictine culture. It enables pupils and staff to develop their own identity through experience of a community with Christ as its centre.
The School is set in 500 acres of beautiful English countryside with extensive facilities including an indoor swimming pool, a Mac Suite dedicated to music, a 24/7 Health Centre, and a Performing Arts Centre housing a 400-seat Theatre, a Recording Studio, a print screen room and a Mac suite for art.
We are uncompromising in the pursuit of academic excellence. We aim for the highest standards in our extensive and exciting co-curricular programme with over 100 activities, and we provide plentiful and varied opportunities for service and leadership.
The School endeavours, in addition, to provide our pupils with what may be referred to as a sense of ‘the poetry of life’, a sense of its beauty, form, mystery and joy. Everyone who comes here remarks on the happy atmosphere. It is truly a remarkable, inspiring place.
Please visit our website to find out more about our School: www.downside.co.uk/working-with-us
TEACHING AT DOWNSIDE
We are committed to high academic standards and constant development of the quality of teaching and learning. We have a Quality Assurance cycle, which allows us to monitor the quality of teaching and learning through lesson observations, learning walks and pupil feedback. Our tracking and monitoring systems are rigorous so that all pupils are supported in their learning, and colleagues are supported in their teaching.
Working at Downside is a truly rewarding experience. In keeping with our Benedictine ethos, Downside is a welcoming, caring community where each person is valued. Pupils are highly motivated, keen to learn and respectful of staff and their peers.
Our Induction Programme is comprehensive and fully supportive of all new staff, including the provision of training, where necessary. We are keen to support ambitious teachers, and CPD opportunities for individuals are identified in Faculty Development Plans and prioritised. Downside School is a member of the Canford Group, which includes most of the main independent schools in the South West. We are also closely linked with the other Benedictine Schools in England and Ireland. We expect all teachers to engage fully in co-curricular activities and the boarding life of the school.
At Downside, staff enjoy teaching polite and well-educated pupils, unique surroundings, and benefit from a generous salary scale, complimentary lunch and extended School holidays. Although it is difficult to quantify the hours which any individual Teacher may devote to their work in order to carry out their professional duties in a boarding school, the following guidance may be helpful:
The School timetable is taught Monday-Friday, and two periods on a Saturday morning, plus a 35 minute period of SMSC, followed by matches and activities in the afternoon. Games and activities, tutor periods, and hymn practice are incorporated into the weekly timetable. Department meetings can occur at the discretion of the Head of Faculty.
Academic timetable allocation:
Full time Teacher 15 double periods
Head of Faculty 13 double periods
Pastoral responsibilities: to provide support and guidance for a tutor group (typically 12 pupils), including one period (35 minutes) of PSHEE (Physical, Social, Health and Economic Education) and three tutor sessions, PSHEE has a specific programme and is treated the same as an academic lesson. All tutors attend Hymn Practice on Friday at 16.00 and School Mass on special occasions during the working week. Tutor periods are normally 12.35pm – 12.40pm Monday to Saturday and two afternoons a week, on Monday from 5.00pm to 5.35pm and Friday from 3.30-3.55.
6th Form Tutors deliver their PSHEE on Wednesday P5 rather than Monday 5pm. There is an additional tutor period on a Saturday from 11.25am -12.00pm. Tutors are also required to undertake one evening duty a week in House from 7.00pm – 9.00pm. There may be a requirement for flexibility around tutor timings to meet the needs of the school and timings are reviewed annually in line with timetabling. Tutors also have house duties such as managing the refectory on one day a week, as agreed with the HsM.
Co-curricular responsibilities: As a full time Teacher, there is a requirement to be involved in two co-curricular activities a week during term time e.g. CCF, service activities, games, music and academic societies. Additionally, you will participate in supporting the Saturday afternoon games programme. This may include activities and/or sport, and Teachers may be asked to support a specialist coach in games lessons and be responsible for the team when they play matches.
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