Admissions Officer

Location: Central Campus, Sandwell, West Bromwich

Working Hours: 37

Salary: £22,330- £25,870 per annum

Sandwell College is a fantastic leading organisation. We are a large, successful, richly diverse and growing college based on the outskirts of Birmingham. We have achieved significant success over recent years and we have further, big ambitions for the future with over 7,000 students currently studying with us.

We offer competitive pay and excellent rewards including:

• Excellent annual leave for staff (35 days plus bank holiday allowance and Christmas shutdown)
• Competitive pension scheme, LGPS – employer pension contributions = 21.5%
• A variety of health and wellbeing programmes
• Discounted gym membership
• Progressive career development and training with regular ‘Appreciation Days’

We are pleased to announce we are recruiting for Admissions Officers to join our dedicated Admissions team, reporting into the Head of Department. These are fixed-term contracts running till July 2025 on a full time basis.

As the college grows in student numbers, the need for more support to these students increases and with that your role within the team is to work with curriculum areas to organise interviews and track and administer applications from the point of entry to registration. Your role will also include, switchboard, reception, management of post, finance processing and other day to day responsibilities.

We are looking to bring to our team friendly, hardworking and motivated individuals who have the ability to efficiently process payments and assist with our registration processes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team who are passionate in inspiring learners to express and reach their true potential.

You must be able to work productively within a busy environment whilst also managing your time effectively to ensure the needs of learners are met. You must also be able to demonstrate strength in character by being an excellent team player and being able to work well under pressure.

To view the full job description, please click see the attached document or for further information, please contact the HR Team hr@sandwell.ac.uk  

Closing date is 23 May 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date.

Interviews: First stage interviews will take place in May/June 2024.

Sandwell College is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve and positively encourage applications form all.