Admissions Administrator

The Role 

The school is seeking to appoint an Admissions Administrator. The post holder will be a member of the team assisting the Registrar in the management of the process of admitting pupils to the School; this process includes initial enquiry, application, testing, interviews, offer of a place and induction to the School. The School intends that every prospective parent and pupil should receive a bespoke, personal service that ensures that they feel well treated and have had a good experience whether or not they are eventually offered a place at MCS. It is the responsibility of the Registrar’s team to ensure that these intentions are fulfilled.

The post is offered as a full-time, all year-round position at the School.

Please see the Information Pack for more information.

The Candidate

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate/have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with all age groups and the ability to communicate confidently with parents, pupils and colleagues.
• First rate communication and organisational skills, with a strong attention to detail and a desire to produce work to a high standard (essential)
• Evidence of being a team-worker with a keen sense of responsibility
• Excellent time management and an ability to work under pressure and to deadlines (essential)
• A positive, cheerful attitude, and a willingness to become involved in the life of the School
• A flexible approach to work, given that some weekend and evening work will be required from time to time
• The initiative and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Good standard of written and spoken English and numeracy
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Administrative and database experience
• Good standard of written and spoken English and numeracy

Application Process

Candidates should submit the following two documents to the Recruitment Officer, Miss Yelena Molcanova (recruitment@mcsoxford.org), which can be found on the Job Vacancy link of the website (www.mcsoxford.org). To access Click here.

1. “MCS Application Form for Teaching and Support Staff” Form
2. CV (Curriculum Vitae)

All documentation should be sent no later than Friday 31st May, at midday; early applications are highly encouraged. Any applicants who submit just a CV will be automatically rejected. The school’s preferred method of communication is by email and it will not be necessary to send a hard copy of the documents by post.

References may be taken up in advance. If you do not wish references to be called for at this stage, please make that clear on the reference section of the application form.

We anticipate holding the interviews on Friday 7th or Monday 10th June. We will be in contact with shortlisted candidates by telephone. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a “Self-Disclosure” form before attending their interview.

Remuneration and Benefits

This is a permanent position with a 38.75 working hours per week 08:15-17:00, Mon-Fri with one-hour (unpaid) lunch. The salary is £25-£27k per annum.

Non-teaching staff are automatically enrolled in the school’s contributory Group Pension Scheme. This is a defined contribution pension scheme into which the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and the employer contributes 10%.

School fee remission is available for permanent staff sons and Sixth Form daughters who pass the entrance tests for the school, and is currently 50% pro rata subject to a minimum FTE of 50%. In addition, 20% fee remission pro rata is available for MCS staff who have daughters attending Headington Rye, subject to a minimum of 50% FTE.

There is a wide range of benefits on offer to staff, including a free lunch during term time and school holidays for all year-round staff, free private health insurance, free mortgage advice, complimentary use of school sports facilities as well as free entry into Oxford Botanical Gardens. Head to mcsoxford.org/vacancies to find out more.

Safeguarding Policy

Magdalen College School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s). This role will be in regulated activity and will require a children’s barred list check as well as an enhanced DBS check. The enhanced DBS check is due to this role being exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.