Admissions and Events Officer

THE DEPARTMENT 

The dynamic Admissions team are responsible for leading and co-ordinating the admission of pupils to Highgate’s over-subscribed Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior Schools, fast-paced work which is crucial for the ongoing success of the school. Led by the Head of Admissions, the team consists of 6 members who each have who each have their own autonomy but also work collaboratively as a team. With four formal entry points, the team’s primary focus is on relationships with prospective parents and pupils through designing and running a comprehensive admissions and induction process. We work closely with the Communications team as well as the leadership teams across all three schools.

THE ROLE

This is an exciting role leading Admissions to the Sixth Form, supporting families of 16+ applicants and guiding them through the process. You will have excellent administrative, communication and customer service skills to ensure a positive and inclusive experience of the school for all prospective families, whether applications are successful or not. You will act as the Sales and Events lead for the team and will organise all our Admissions events across all three schools, both online and real-life, ensuring that these touchpoints are engaging and representative of the culture of the school. You will support colleagues across the team to ensure that customer service standards are continually improving. Calm and organised, you will be a people-person with a flexible, pro-active and can-do approach. You will thrive in a busy environment and you will enjoy developing your skills. You will be highly digitally literate and evangelise about the benefits of new technologies.

You will be working closely with the Head of Admissions, the 7+ and 11+/16+ Academic Admissions Officer (posts held respectively by a teacher at the Junior and Senior School), the Marketing Manager, the Communications team and your colleagues in the Admissions Team.

THE SCHOOL

A culture of community, kindness and belonging

Highgate is a different kind of independent school. We are a school whose charitable ethos is an inextricable part of both staff and pupil DNA. Highgate doesn’t exist in a bubble, but is connected to, and part of, a community. We have partnerships with over 60 state schools across 7 London boroughs, and, in 2017, Highgate co-founded the free sixth form school, The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET), with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club as principal business sponsor.

From the Pre-Prep right up to the Sixth Form, we are actively seeking to embed a real sense of belonging at Highgate. Everyone who works and studies with us deserves to feel they are part of an environment that:

• welcomes them
• enables them to be themselves
• understands them
• encourages questioning, self-knowledge, and self-expression
• helps them not just to manage, but to thrive, to discover and pursue their passions, and to develop as individuals and members of a community.

To do this, we are evaluating diversity in our professional, curricular and co-curricular life, exploring how to attract pupils and staff from all backgrounds to work and learn at Highgate and providing opportunities to share our own experiences as well as learning from alternative perspectives. Our work on inclusion at Highgate involves pupils, staff, alumni, parents and carers.

Award-winning success

Founded over 450 years ago in 1565 by Sir Roger Cholmeley, Highgate is one of the UK’s leading co-educational independent schools for pupils aged 4-18. There are currently in the region of 1,850 pupils split across our Pre-Preparatory School, Junior School and Senior School sites, in conjunction with approximately 600 teaching and support staff. We are proud to be able to claim some of the top academic results across the UK, as well as titles of Independent School of the Year 2019 and Independent School of the Year for Social Mobility 2019. Highgate has recently been named the Sunday Times London Independent School of the Decade by Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide. “Ranking in the top 25 independent schools in the UK for its results in the examination hall, Highgate achieves well for its children. But it also makes a difference for many more children beyond its own gates.” Alistair McCall, The Sunday Times.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 16 May. Applications will be considered on receipt and we reserve the right to close an advert early if we find a suitable candidate. Interviews will take place on 25 and 26 May 2021.                                 

Salary: Full-time equivalent £28,385 - £30,385 p.a. depending on qualifications, skills and experience

Location: Highgate, North London

Type of position: Permanent. This is a full-time role but there may be potential for some flexibility of hours, particularly during school holiday periods. Options regarding this can be discussed at interview. The salary will reflect these arrangements accordingly.

Additional Vacancies: Please see our work with us page for further opportunities within the Admissions department. Please state in your personal statement if you would like to also be considered for any other role currently advertised. It will also be helpful to understand your preferred working pattern for the roles you wish to be considered for.

To apply: For further information and an application form, please visit our website: https://www.highgateschool.org.uk/work-with-us/staff-vacancies/ 

Highgate School supports anonymous recruitment. This means we hide your personal, identifying information to remove bias from the hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates who experience barriers and inequity due to their ethnicity, gender identity, physical or mental health, sexuality, and/or socio-economic background.  

Highgate is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, overseas police check if necessary and the Disclosure and Barring Service.