Assistant Director of Admissions and Student Services

**Ref: SCH-ThBS-0059**17 day(s) remaining**

**Establishment**: The BRIT School **Location**: The BRIT School **Salary**: Band 7 Point 29 - £41,442 **Department**: Student Services **Job Type**: Full Time **Key Stage**: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

**Closing Date**: 10/02/2025 09:00 **Interview Date**: 17/02/2025 **Start Date**: 17/03/2025

Additional Information

**Contract Type**:Permanent **Contract Term**:AYR - All year round **Hours per Week**:35.00 **Weeks per Year**:52.143 **Pay Grade**:Support Staff | 29 - 33

The Role

Are you passionate about education, highly organised, and ready to take on a pivotal role in a dynamic and creative environment? The BRIT School is seeking an **Assistant Director of Admissions and Student Services** to join our Admissions and Student Services team.

**About us**:
**The role**:
As Assistant Director of Admissions and Student Services, you will:

- ** Manage daily teaching cover**: Ensure consistent teaching delivery maintained by coordinating internal cover team and engaging external cover, when necessary.
- ** Support the Director**: Assist with the efficient management of the Admissions and Student Services department and deputise during their absence.
- ** Oversee processes**: Assist in managing admissions, coordinate parent communication days, and other student services such as issuing ID badges, lockers, and managing lost property.
- ** Team leadership**: Supervise the Cover Supervisors deployment in and out of the classroom and support other team members in ensuring clarity and efficiency across the department.
- ** Administration**: Maintain accurate records, manage data systems, and oversee safeguarding and visitor protocols.
- ** Event coordination**: Organise parents’ evenings, admissions meetings, and key school events.
- ** Reception: Managing the reception area, welcoming visitors and upholding strict safeguarding protocols.**

**Key responsibilities**
- Coordinate student recruitment data and admissions processes.
- Oversee reception operations and respond professionally to inquiries.
- Facilitate the school payment system and manage bursary processes.
- Act as a first aider and fire marshal (training provided).
- Contribute to the School’s ethos and represent the department in meetings and events.

**What we’re looking for**:
We are seeking a dedicated individual who is:

- Highly organised with excellent communication skills.
- Experienced in managing cover, admissions and other administrative tasks in a school or similar environment.
- Confident in using data management systems and producing accurate reports.
- Able to multitask effectively and prioritise competing demands.
- Flexible in working hours and required tasks.
- Collaborative, approachable, and committed to the School’s mission.
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**What we offer**:

- A creative and inspiring work environment.
- Training opportunities, including management training, first aid and fire marshal qualifications.
- The chance to work in a school dedicated to excellence in education and the arts.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth.

**Skills**:
**Relevant Skills**
- Enthusiastic, dedicated, constructive team player
- Essential
- Experience of supporting students in a school environment and liaising with staff, parents and outside agencies
- Desirable
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures in a school environment
- Essential
- Understanding of school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
- Essential
- Ability to inspire confidence of pupils and parents
- Essential
- Strong organisational skills
- Essential
- Ability to remain calm and think clearly under pressure
- Essential
- Genuine interest and enthusiasm for working with young people
- Essential
- Willingness to participate enthusiastically in all aspects of school life
- Essential
- Common sense and initiative
- Essential
- Flexibility to adjust to change and development
- Essential
- Participate in development and training opportunities.
- Essential

**Personal Attributes**
- A commitment to the Schools mission, ethos and equal opportunities policy, together with high standards of education, care and behaviour.
- Essential
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Essential
- Friendly, patient, professional approach
- Essential
- Ability to enthusiastically multi-task, work proactively and use your own initiative.
- Essential
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy student focused environment.
- Essential
- A friendly and happy personality with the ability to interact positively with people of all ages and stages of life.
- Essential
- Flexibility and a willingness to undertake a wide range of tasks and undergo training where required.
- Essential
- Friendly, patient, professional approach
- Essential
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Essential
- Energy, enthusiasm and a commitment to the learning process and careers department activities.
- Essential

**Relevant Experience**
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