Admissions Officer

The Swan School, Oxford

Admissions Officer

About the Role

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be part of an exceptional growing comprehensive school. As a member of The Swan’s team, you will help to build the foundations of an outstanding school from the ground up.

As Admissions Officer, you will work closely with other senior colleagues to ensure high levels of student recruitment to The Swan School. You will have the opportunity to liaise with key stakeholders in the school and outside of school to ensure that the greatest number of students are able to benefit from the fantastic education that we offer. This will involve marketing of the school, managing effective recruitment processes, and ensuring that student admission records are kept up to date. 

The successful candidate will share our ambitions for our students, and be motivated to help our students and their families have the best experience of school. You will enjoy working in a busy environment, where no two days are the same. You will be highly organised, have excellent interpersonal skills, and be a self-starter who is keen to learn new skills. You will be confident with IT.

This is initially a part time role, but there will be opportunities for the role to expand later as the school grows. Whilst the majority of this role is during term time, there will be an expectation for the successful candidate to work during the last few weeks of the summer holiday when admissions are at their busiest. There may be flexibility to work less hours from October-March. This role is offered flexibly - the exact pattern of work can be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate.

About The School

The Swan School is a free school which opened in September 2019 as part of the River Learning Trust (RLT). When fully subscribed it will have approximately 1200 students on the roll, of whom around 300 will be in the Sixth Form. Learning from the most successful approaches at the best schools, The Swan School provides a uniquely challenging and structured experience in a caring and disciplined environment. The ethos is academic; we regard an excellent academic education as the entitlement of all young people, no matter what their background or previous experiences of learning. Students will be inspired and nurtured, acquiring the knowledge and skills to think critically and creatively. They will learn to be confident, resilient and ambitious, and will have high expectations in terms of their own achievements and their contribution to wider society.

How to Apply

If you have any questions or would like to speak to someone about this post, please contact headteacher@theswanschool.org.uk or call us on 01865 416070 to arrange an appointment.

Applications for this post should be made through the Swan School website. Please contact us if you have any queries regarding the application process. The deadline for applications is Monday 20th May at 8am though applications will be considered as they are submitted. Interviews will take later the same week.

About the River Learning Trust

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

Safeguarding

The River Learning Trust and The Swan School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. This role includes regulated activity relevant to children and it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

• For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link 
• The Swan School's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here 

The Swan School is a free school managed by The River Learning Trust, which is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales with a registered company number 7966500. Registered Office: c/o Gosford Hill School, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT