Deputy Head of Admissions
Bedales School
Petersfield, Hampshire
- £30,920 - £33,398 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- plus excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2021
Job overview
Bedales seeks an exceptional individual to join the school’s Admissions team, working closely with the Head of Bedales and the Head of Admissions, with particular responsibility for student recruitment for the senior school, Bedales, co-located with Bedales’ Prep and Pre-Prep schools, (Dunhurst and Dunannie) in 120 acres of South Downs National Park.
You will build strong and lasting relationships with prospective parents and students, delivering on objectives to ensure Bedales School operates at full capacity whilst ensuring that all enquirers and applicants receive a positive impression of the school. As a prominent public representative of the school, you will excel in customer service and be a firm believer in the ethos of the school.
This is a pivotal post, key to the continued growth and development of the school. It is essential that you have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are able to maintain a high level of efficiency and be calm, confident and professional with a variety of audiences. You will also be expected to attend whole school events to gain a thorough understanding of the academic and pastoral experiences that students can expect when coming to Bedales. A sound understanding of independent education, boarding, overseas recruitment, SEN and the curriculum would be a distinct advantage, but above all you must be kind, warm, engaging, friendly and personable.
The hours of work will be Monday to Friday, equivalent to 37.5 hours per week, plus an additional 7 weeks of 20 hours per week pre and post term, plus up to 10 additional Saturdays per annum.
Our school is a unique educational establishment, set in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. Our aim is to create an environment where questioning, divergent thinking and freedom to learn from mistakes are all encouraged. Central to our success is the sense that each person is a member of our community whose voice is entitled to be heard and treated with respect. Both our staff and students expect of each other the best kind of relationships – co-operative, authentic and trustful.
Benefits
On-site parking, free school lunches during term time, life assurance, pension, personal accident cover.
For further information and to apply, please visit: www.bedales.org.uk/our-school/about-bedales/job-vacancies
CVs cannot be accepted in lieu of an application form.
Closing date: 9:00am, Thursday 29 April 2021
First interview date: Wednesday, 5 May 2021 via TEAMS
Second interview date: Wednesday 19 May 2021
Bedales is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will undergo safeguarding screening including an enhanced DBS and Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Bedales School
Bedales School is an independent, co-educational, selective, day and boarding school for children aged 3-18. It is situated in Petersfield in Hampshire and there are 460 pupils on its roll. There are admission fees and scholarships and bursaries are available.
Bedales is a charitable trust and was founded in 1893 by J H Badley as a humane alternative to the authoritarian regimes of the late-Victorian public schools. Its founding ethos was, and still is, “Head, Hand and Heart.”
Headteacher
Will Goldsmith
Values and vision
The school prides itself on having a strong sense of belonging and it has five core aims for its pupils; to develop inquisitive thinkers with a love learning, to help develop talents through doing and making, to foster each individual and encourage initiative, creativity and appreciation of beauty, to ensure students, alumni, parents and staff take pride in the communities distinctiveness and to feel valued and nourished, and to foster interest beyond the school, with the community and to develop national and international awareness
ISI
“The School is extremely successful in achieving its aims. It is a mutual learning society, determined to maintain its momentum for continuous development. At all stages, students are well educated, and the quality of their achievement and learning is excellent. Students with SEND or EAL achieve well and make rapid progress through the excellent support they receive as their needs are carefully met. More able students and those with particular gifts or talents achieve suitably high standards in a variety of activities.”
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