Head of Admissions
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Tiverton, Devon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Web Recruit Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ELCXN1005/SK |
Summary
Head of Admissions
Tiverton, Devon
About Us
Founded in 1604, Blundell’s is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 3 – 18 years. Based on 90 acres of beautiful Devon countryside, Blundell’s fosters a friendly and open environment where both students and staff can thrive. Boasting excellent facilities and the best in pastoral care, we are committed to providing an outstanding learning experience for all students.
We are now looking for a Head of Admissions to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 5 weeks’ paid holiday plus bank holidays and additional “customary” days
- Company pension scheme
- Meals during term time
- Branded uniform provided (as required)
- Relevant internal and external training provided
- Use of excellent on-site sports facilities including gym, swimming pool, tennis courts and fitness suite at staff opening times
- Free staff parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
This is a terrific opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised individual with a technical mindset to join our welcoming school.
You’ll have the chance to play a vital role in ensuring an exceptional admissions process for prospective families, creating a warm and welcoming environment.
Plus, we’re located in 100 acres of glorious Devon countryside, so you’ll get to work in idyllic surroundings, providing a unique backdrop for your professional endeavours and promoting a sense of wellbeing and connection to nature.
So, if you want to make a meaningful impact in the field of education, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As our Head of Admissions, you will manage all pupil recruitment from ages 11 and upwards and the customer journey, from initial enquiry to the pupil joining the school.
Creating a first-class customer journey for prospective parents of students, you will field and respond to all enquiries (both UK and International), providing information about the school and its mission and values by phone, email or face-to-face.
You will also maintain effective tracking of prospective pupils through each stage of the admissions process, ensuring accurate recording of communications and key information.
Additionally, you will:
- Conduct online interviews and meetings for prospective families and pupils
- Coordinate individual visits of prospective families to the school
- Build and maintain relationships between the school and education agents
- Ensure the onboarding and induction of new pupils is a seamless and positive experience
- Ensure the main school prospectus and other recruitment literature are accurate and up to date
Please note, this role will involve travel overseas to visit agents and prospective families and attend international recruitment fairs as well as within the UK to visit feeder schools and attend recruitment events.
About You
To be considered as our Head of Admissions, you will need:
- The ability to understand and interpret data in spreadsheets and reports to provide accurate and useful forecasts and management information
- Outstanding communication and organisational skills
Experience of working in schools or colleges with direct experience of the recruitment of domestic and international pupils would be beneficial to your application.
Experience using a CRM database would be equally advantageous.
The closing date for this role is 10th May 2024.
Interview date: Week beginning 20th May 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Head of School Admissions, Admissions Manager, Head of Student Recruitment, Head of Admissions Administration, or Student Recruitment Lead.
Webrecruit and Blundell's School are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re looking for an engaging and rewarding role as a Head of Admissions, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Tiverton, Devon
About Us
Founded in 1604, Blundell’s is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 3 – 18 years. Based on 90 acres of beautiful Devon countryside, Blundell’s fosters a friendly and open environment where both students and staff can thrive. Boasting excellent facilities and the best in pastoral care, we are committed to providing an outstanding learning experience for all students.
We are now looking for a Head of Admissions to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 5 weeks’ paid holiday plus bank holidays and additional “customary” days
- Company pension scheme
- Meals during term time
- Branded uniform provided (as required)
- Relevant internal and external training provided
- Use of excellent on-site sports facilities including gym, swimming pool, tennis courts and fitness suite at staff opening times
- Free staff parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
This is a terrific opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised individual with a technical mindset to join our welcoming school.
You’ll have the chance to play a vital role in ensuring an exceptional admissions process for prospective families, creating a warm and welcoming environment.
Plus, we’re located in 100 acres of glorious Devon countryside, so you’ll get to work in idyllic surroundings, providing a unique backdrop for your professional endeavours and promoting a sense of wellbeing and connection to nature.
So, if you want to make a meaningful impact in the field of education, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As our Head of Admissions, you will manage all pupil recruitment from ages 11 and upwards and the customer journey, from initial enquiry to the pupil joining the school.
Creating a first-class customer journey for prospective parents of students, you will field and respond to all enquiries (both UK and International), providing information about the school and its mission and values by phone, email or face-to-face.
You will also maintain effective tracking of prospective pupils through each stage of the admissions process, ensuring accurate recording of communications and key information.
Additionally, you will:
- Conduct online interviews and meetings for prospective families and pupils
- Coordinate individual visits of prospective families to the school
- Build and maintain relationships between the school and education agents
- Ensure the onboarding and induction of new pupils is a seamless and positive experience
- Ensure the main school prospectus and other recruitment literature are accurate and up to date
Please note, this role will involve travel overseas to visit agents and prospective families and attend international recruitment fairs as well as within the UK to visit feeder schools and attend recruitment events.
About You
To be considered as our Head of Admissions, you will need:
- The ability to understand and interpret data in spreadsheets and reports to provide accurate and useful forecasts and management information
- Outstanding communication and organisational skills
Experience of working in schools or colleges with direct experience of the recruitment of domestic and international pupils would be beneficial to your application.
Experience using a CRM database would be equally advantageous.
The closing date for this role is 10th May 2024.
Interview date: Week beginning 20th May 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Head of School Admissions, Admissions Manager, Head of Student Recruitment, Head of Admissions Administration, or Student Recruitment Lead.
Webrecruit and Blundell's School are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re looking for an engaging and rewarding role as a Head of Admissions, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.