Admissions Officer
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6067 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker (at least two days in the office)
Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level One) rising to £27,694 (Level Three) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Nottingham City Council, Loxley House, Station Street, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce – perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, generous leave entitlement and access to a strong pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you – people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
This role sits within the School Admissions Team, part of the Education Hub and the wider Service Delivery Directorate, which provides a variety of functions supporting the City Council’s Education Division.
As an Admissions Officer, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality administrative and casework support in relation to the statutory duty of school admissions and transfers. You will provide specialist advice to parents/carers, schools, academies, free schools, colleagues and other services and agencies on a wide range of school admissions matters.
Key responsibilities include:
- Processing admission applications for school places and undertaking all related administrative/clerical work.
- Dealing with complex queries and providing appropriate advice and support to parents/carers, schools and colleagues.
- Maintaining accurate waiting lists, records of school numbers and class size information, ensuring efficient allocation of places.
- Supporting with the prevention of children without a school place, liaising with other agencies where required.
- Preparing and organising admissions information for parents/carers.
- Supporting parents through the school admission appeals process by preparing documentation and ensuring accurate information is provided.
- Attending and contributing to admissions information events and promoting awareness of admissions processes and critical timelines.
- Working across the Education Hub and wider Service Delivery Directorate as required.
The Job Description details are available here
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with confidence in dealing with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience of working in an office environment and dealing with the public.
- Good IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office and record-keeping systems.
- The ability to work accurately, under pressure, and to deadlines.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving, teamwork and service improvement.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work.
A DBS basic check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements depending on the role. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries, please contact:
Danny Hall - Service Delivery Lead (Education) via email at Danny.Hall@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 1st October 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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