Admissions Officer

**Permanent, Part Time (21 hours, over 4 days per week)**

**Term Time Only (36 weeks per year)**

Merton College are seeking an Admissions Officer to provide an information and enrolment service to prospective and existing students and staff.

We’re looking for someone who has experience of working in a customer focused environment which includes providing a high quality courteous, informative, and responsive service to customers. Your experience will include administration, supporting a team to function effectively and meet customer needs, and mean you will have a good level of computer literacy with accurate keyboard and data entry skills. You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to communicate well with students, visitors and staff in a confident and professional manner, and have the ability to work under pressure whilst adhering to strict deadlines.

This is a part time role for 21 hours per week. Hours are Monday, 12.30 - 19:30 (with a 1 hour break) and Tuesday - Thursday, 14:30 - 19:30.There will be occasional Saturdays as well.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave, plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. This leave is all in addition to Bank Holiday entitlement. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer, subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. **The benefits package will be pro-rated for part time staff.**

South Thames Colleges group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

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