School Admissions Officer Kingston upon Thames, England
Job description
Job Information
Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us
We are responsible for the entire range of children’s education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There’s never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.
We now have the following job opportunity available and we would be delighted to receive your application to continue our story. You can download the Job Profile which is shown within the "Documents" heading on the left hand side, above the map.
The role of the School Admissions Officer will work in close liaison with the Head of School Admissions and the Senior Admissions Officers to fulfil the statutory duty to provide a school place for children living in the borough when parents or carers request one.
About the role
The role of the School Admissions Officer will, in close liaison with the Head of School Admissions and the Senior Admissions Officers.
You will be responsible for:
- advising parents/carers by phone and email about general and individual aspects of the school admissions processes;
- progressing and managing a caseload of individual school admission applications;
- implementing the school admission arrangements for the schools within each council, with the primary focus on applications for Richmond schools;
- assist in the planning and management of the process of allocating places in primary and secondary schools, including using your discretion, in liaison with more senior officers, regarding more complex admissions applications, such as queries relating to evidence of where applicants and their children are living.
For further information about this role, please contact Samantha Scott by email [email protected] for an informal discussion.
About you
We are looking for someone who can work flexibly, both independently and collaboratively, to achieve shared outcomes and meet statutory deadlines.
To be a School Admissions Officer, you will demonstrate:
- Educated to GCSE level C or above (or equivalent) in Mathematics and English
- Experience of administering school admissions or other cyclical processes and procedures, with proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.
- Knowledge, or ability to acquire knowledge, of statutory legislation, policy, guidance and procedures in relation to School Admissions.
- Experience of providing high quality customer care to a diverse client group, with the resilience and ability to work under pressure at peak times
- Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years.
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Stable and supportive leadership
- Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) with latest technology to facilitate this
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
