Admissions Officer
The Aquila School
United Arab Emirates
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- May 2024
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2024
Job overview
Job Description for Admissions Officer
For all staff in school we share a responsibility to ensure that children are safe and properly supervised at all times. Our school is committed to ‘amazing learning’- providing enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences so that every pupil makes as much progress as possible. All staff are expected to adhere to The Aquila Professional Code of Conduct and commit to promoting our vision – ‘A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress’. Our focus is providing children with amazing learning and to be the school of choice for the community we serve.
The Aquila School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.
Core purposes:
· To manage leads and translate leads into enrolments to maximise pupil numbers
· To support lead generation and school awareness through in school events and local
partnerships to help the school become the school of choice for the local
community
· To take an active role in the day to day running of the school
Key duties include:
· To follow up on all new enquiries within one working day, answering questions and
converting enquiries to admissions meetings
· Following up after meetings for all their appointments, up to and including an offer
being made, and liaising with the registrar and finance so there is a smooth hand
over for offers
· To lead parent tours of the school and support meetings as required
· To manage and maintain the appointment calendar, chasing any missed
appointments, and ensuring the welcome area for parents is prepared before
meetings
· Weekly reconciliation between Hubspot and Engage to make sure records are always
up-to-date
· To manage the multiple databases of parent enquiries.
· To participate in regular meetings with the admission/marketing team meetings and
to share information with the school leaders and ISP on a regular basis.
· To cover reception as required and support the day to day running of the school
· To contribute to the weekly KPI reports, enrolments reports and pipeline reports,
with the support of the registrar and head of admissions.
· To be a primary contact for new incoming enrolment enquiries
Measures of performance-
Targets will be set based on:
· Number of enrolments
· Conversion rate of enquiries to enrolments
In addition, all staff are required to carry out any tasks required by the school or the regional office to facilitate the smooth day to day running of the school
To be line managed by the school admissions manager
Holidays- 30 working days per year
Hours of work: 8:15am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and up to 1pm on Friday’s (and up to 5:00pm on a Friday every 3-4 weeks as per a rota system) plus occasional evening and weekend work. The working hours may be amended as the employer deem necessary from time to time (e.g. open days)
You consistently demonstrate and role-model the ISP Leadership Competencies in all that you do.
About The Aquila School
The Aquila School opened in September 2018 and serves as an international school with an affordable fee structure offering a high-quality education in Dubai. The school offers the National Curriculum for England & Wales adapted to meet the needs of our global community. At present we have pupils from FS1 to Y8 - year nines will join us in August 2021
We are a happy community school. Staff work hard to ensure our children love school, love learning and make as much progress as possible.
As we grow, we will offer a wide range of I GCSE options which provide breadth and balance in terms of arts, science and practical subjects. In the sixth form we will offer both IB and BTec qualifications.
As a growing school we seek to employ teachers who are very flexible in the ages and subjects that they teach.
The Aquila School Vision Statement
Our vision is known and owned by all members of our community and really does underpin all aspects of our work.
A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to. Ale choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress
What Matters at The Aquila School
- Our children are safe, supervised and well cared for at all times- children know that the first priority of every adult in school is their well being
- Amazing learning is key, lessons are enjoyable and relevant
- Every child makes as much progress as possible and teachers are held to account
- Teachers are empowered to teach the children what they need to know
- We celebrate and respect the culture, traditions and heritage of the host nation
- We are a community school- courteous and respectful relationships are key to our success
International Schools Partnership
The Aquila school is the flagship school of International Schools Partnership – a global family of over forty schools all over the world.
All our schools –
Help children learn to levels that amaze them.
Inspire children to be successful now and equip them to be successful later.
Are truly international, working in partnerships within and across regions, cultures and languages.
Aim to be the schools of choice for children and their families, wherever we are.
Please find more information here: http://www.internationalschoolspartnership.com/
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