Admissions Officer (0.8 post over 4 days) Term-time only
Leicester High School for Girls
Leicester
- £14,581 - £17,118 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Mid March
- Apply by:
- 19 January 2021
Job overview
Admissions Officer
0.8 post over 4 days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) Term-time only
Starting date: Mid-March
We are seeking an experienced and highly organised administrator with outstanding people skills to join our busy Marketing and Admissions team. This is an exciting role, in a lovely school located off the London Road in Knighton, Leicester. As a leading independent girls’ school, we pride ourselves on offering a supportive, enriching and creative environment for our students.
You will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Admissions to ensure annual pupil targets are met, in both the Junior Department and the Senior School. LHS offers a unique experience and you will be adept at translating what makes LHS so special to prospective parents and their children.
You will be responsible for the full admissions process, from effectively and professionally managing enquires, through to organising visits and assessments, and then creating and delivering conversion communications and events. You will also be responsible for the co-ordination of scholarships and bursaries and managing the School’s visa processes for international applicants.
It is essential you can work well under pressure, effectively managing your own workload. Experience of dealing with the public in a work environment is highly desirable and you must value providing exceptional customer service.
You should have strong IT skills, the ability to deal professionally and confidently with members of staff at all levels of the organisation. You should be a confident communicator, both orally and in writing.
Contractual details:
Salary: ( £22,554- £26,478 ) FTE £14,581 - £17,118 pro rata
Hours: 30 hours per week. There will be occasionally weekend and evening work required to support events.
Contract: 35 weeks term-time plus 2 weeks over the holiday periods.
Benefits: Free parking, health care plan and subsidised lunches.
Interviews will be held week beginning 25 January 2021.
Attached documents
About Leicester High School for Girls
- Leicester High School for Girls
- 454 London Road, Leicester
- Leicestershire
- LE2 2PP
- United Kingdom
Leicester High School is a well established day school for girls located on a beautiful site, near to Leicester racecourse. The School has been based on this site for over 100 years, close to the shops and restaurants of leafy Stoneygate. Our location is well connected with excellent road links and just two miles from Leicester train station.
Founded in 1906 as Portland House School, we now comprises a Junior Department of approximately 100 girls (3-9 years) and a Senior School of approximately 250 girls (10-18) sited on the same campus.
Our small size means everyone is someone at LHS and we pride ourselves on our family feel. We specialise in bringing out the very best in girls aged 3 to 18 and our School philosophy of Education, Confidence and Opportunity is key to all we do, from our Early Years to our outstanding Sixth Form.
All LHS staff contribute towards the goal of providing a supportive, challenging and fun environment which enables our girls to achieve their potential.
The Headmaster is responsible for both the Junior Department and Senior School. The staff are well-qualified specialists and the School is renowned for both its academic excellence and extra-curricular programme.
Benefits
All staff have access to a wide range of benefits which include:
- 17 weeks of holiday for teaching staff and excellent annual leave provision for full-time support staff, plus UK bank holidays.
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Subsidised lunches
- Private healthcare
- Staff discount on School fees
- A structured CPD programme
- Free car parking on site
- Discounts from local businesses through our Shop Local Card.
Pension
We have different pension schemes covering different groups of staff which provide valuable benefits on retirement, as well as a death in service benefit.
Headmaster
Mr Alan Whelpdale
Independent Schools Inspectorate report
“The school is active in promoting principles that contribute to the pupils’ personal development. By the time they leave, pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent. Pupils are articulate and outgoing. They have high levels of self-esteem and understand the importance of contributing positively to the lives of others. Their social and cultural development is excellent. Pupils reflect the strength of their spiritual and moral development through activities such a participation in assemblies and undertaking charity work.”
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