Admissions Officer
Admissions Officer
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location:County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary:26832 - 28146 Per annum (Pro rata for part time)
Working Hours:37 hours per week
Contract Type:Permanent
Closing Date: 10th September 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role
We have anexciting opportunity that havearisen within the School Admissions and Pupil Services as an admissions officer agreat opportunity to support children getting into post holder will:
- Process a range of applications in relation to the admission of school places
- Advise clients in accordance with national and local legislation/policies
- Work with a range of internal and external agencies to ensure children receive education
- Be supporting senior staff in the preparation of information for appeal hearings (admissions and exclusions)
- Provide advice on local authority and national policy in areas of responsibility
- Maintaining files and records both manual and computerised.
- Be flexible withother duties as may from time to time be required within the grade for the post.
- Managing spreadsheets and keeping records up to date
About You
To apply for this post you must have:
- Education to GCSE C or equivalent including English Language and Mathematics or equivalent NVQ level in administration or relevant excellent customer care experience
- Knowledge and experience of administrative processes and systems
- Evidence of good organisational skills
- Knowledge of relevant legislation regulation and local policy related to this post
- Evidence of a good attendance record
- Able to work to tight timescales
- Be self-motivated able to work under own initiative
- Experience of Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel
You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection 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. The needs of the service for this post will require the candidate to work from County Hall. Wherever possible we will consider and accommodate working arrangements on occasions that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.
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 discussionplease contact:
Amena Hajat Admissions/Operational Lead
Telephone: 0
Email:
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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
