Admissions Manager
Admissions Manager
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Job Description
Organisation:Leicestershire County Council
WorkLocation:County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA
WorkerCategory: Fixed Location Worker
Salary:35451 - 39165 per annum (Pro rata for part time)
WorkingHours:37 hours per week
ContractType:Permanent
Closing Date:10th September 2025
Interview Date(s):TBC
About the Role
The School Admissions Service has an exciting new career opportunity to join the team as a School Admissions will lead on several statutory and non-statutory responsibilities and be supported by a team of Admissions Officers and where necessary seniors. An understanding of the School Admissions Code and Synergy software would be an advantage but not necessity key areas of involvement will be:
- To be responsible for leading on the Co-ordinated School Admissions processes
- To oversee and offer advice when processing admissions forms
- To develop a full understanding of School Admission Appeals
- To advise clients in accordance with service policies and legislation
- To cover admissions responsibilities in the absence of direct seniors
- To work with a range of internal and external agencies to ensure children do not miss out on education
- To report to Lead Operational Officer
About You
To apply for this post you must have:
- Education to degree-level or possesses equivalent transferable experience gained in a similar environment.
- Several years of experience working in a public-facing role as well as engaging with business-to-business clients.
- A proven ability to meet or contribute towards statutory or project deadlines within a legal or regulatory framework.
- Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
- While prior experience in project management and supervising staff would be advantageous it is not essential for the right candidate.
You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact:
Amena Hajat - Tel:0
Nick Kitchen - Tel: 0
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
This is LCCs Job of the Week (LCCJOTW).
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
