Admissions Officer

Based in Chiswick, West London

Office Based - 8am -4pm (term time)

Working from home in school holiday periods - 9am-4.00pm

A highly successful international school based in Chiswick are looking an Admissions Officer and Parent Liaison to join their team. This role involves supporting the admissions team and being a parent liaison between the school and parents. Looking for an experience Admissions Officer that has worked in a similar role, IT proficient as well as have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. This role requires DBS clearance.

Key Responsibilities:
Admissions Administration
- Facilitate seamless communication between school divisions, administrative offices, and incoming families.
- Reporting, analysing and communication with applicants and relevant administrative staff.
- Provide admissions data to relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure smooth collaboration with administrative staff during enrolment.
- Maintain and update admissions work flow processes.
- Coordinate admissions events and represent the school at external events.

Transitions Care
- Coordinate on boarding for new families into school, from pre-arrival to settling in.
- Assist in planning and promoting orientation days.
- Manage Transitions Hub, ensuring updated resources and cross-departmental messaging of transitions work. Maintain communication across departments for new student transitions.
- Organise and facilitate parent transition workshops.
- Coordinate End of Year Parent Survey with Marketing department.
- Attend ( Parent Teaching Association) PTA meetings as a liaison between parents and school administration.
- Collaborate with Principals on PTA meeting agendas and follow-up on action items.
- Address parent concerns outside formal meetings.
- Support and promote PTA social event and assist in creating and distributing parent surveys for marketing purposes.

Key Skills Required:

- Previous experience in an Admission within a school or university environment
- Experience of learning systems, system used Open Apply, training will be given.
- Proficiency on MS Office
- Ability to take minutes in PTA meetings ( taking notes)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Work as part of a team
- Work confidently and efficiently
- Ability to multi‐task
- Experience of working in a multicultural environment

**Benefits**:

- 28 Leave-inclusive bank holidays - to be taken in holidays
- Subsidised lunches daily
- Company pension 4% employer and 4% employee
- Cycle to work
- During term time - 8am -4pm - in school
- During holidays - 9am-4.00pm - working from home

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Date
03/04/2024

Job Ref.
JN -042024-163223

**Jenny Buck**

Principal Consultant - Permanent
- 020 8742 6100