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Admissions Officer

2 months ago

Luton, United Kingdom Luton Borough Council Full time

**Job Number**

LBC03000

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Posting End Date**

21 March 2024

**About us**:
Our ambitious **Luton 2040 Vision** - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

**About the job**:
**Salary: £27,803 - £30,296 a year**
**Hours per week: 37**
**Contract type: Permanent**

Our department of Education are looking for someone who is able to undertake administrative procedures associated with the admission and transfer of pupils into and between Luton schools, ensuring at all time that legislative and policy requirements are met and procedures are administered to timescale.

You will be expected to carry out the administrative arrangements associated with admitting children to schools in Luton, this will involve receiving and verifying information, maintaining databases and records and despatching correspondence as required as well as carrying out annual transfer arrangements between infant to junior and junior to high schools including:

- Obtaining information from feeder schools regarding pupils due to transfer
- Preparation of letters
- Liaison with head teachers regarding dates of open evenings
- Arrangements for the publication of such dates in the local press
- Distribution of letters and admission guides for parents
- Receipt of parental request forms and allocation of places in accordance with either the Council’s admission criteria or those adopted by individual schools.

**About you**:
We are looking for someone who is able to deal politely and tactfully with a whole range of people who may be angry and frustrated on the telephone or face to face - including Council Members, Senior Management, Head teachers and parents.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop on your existing skills by being able to work within established policy and procedure as well as being able to work under pressure and meet conflicting work demands and deadlines.

We do ask that you are able to demonstrate an understanding of the effects of discrimination on service delivery.

Applicants for this role will need to be able to respond to complex queries and complaints in writing as well as be able to assimilate complex information rapidly and communicate this to others.

**Benefits**:
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

**How to apply**:

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