Senior Admissions Administrator

Please Note: This is a permanent position working 13 hours per week (April to August 2024) The role will then increase to 35 hours per week form September.Salary: Grade 6, £28,565 – £30,390 per annum
Approximately £8,356 - £8,890 per annum, pro rata. (0.29253 FTE) (13 hours per week)
Approximately £22,497 – £23,934 per annum, pro rata. (0.78758 FTE) (35 hours per week)
About us and the role
We are looking to appoint a Senior School Administrator to take the lead on our Admissions process. This position is a fixed term contract until August 2024. Avanti Fields School is an all-through, faith designated (Hindu) state school which welcomed the first intake of Year 7 students in September 2018, and first intake of Nursery and Reception students in September 2022. The school is rapidly expanding and will grow year by year to a full cohort of 1,320. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues its journey to outstanding.
The staff at Avanti Fields School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:
• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insightWhat will you do?
• To administer and support the admissions process for the school, working with the Local Authority and within the Trust-wide admissions policies.
• To provide administration support for Nursery funding codes each term (as updated via DfE 15h/30h free childcare entitlement).
• To contribute to multi-agency meetings to ensure a localised waiting list is maintained by the school and adheres to the Trust-wide admissions policy.
• To line manage other admin/support staff as directed by the Principal/BSM and ensure they carry out their essential daily duties.
• Support the onboarding and enrolment of students within Arbor and other key Trust systems.For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description
Why should you applyAvanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
• A strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight
• Great opportunities for professional development
• O2 discounts
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Access to multiple well-being programmes
• Cycle to work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
Plus many more!What are we looking for?
• Knowledge of the legislation that applies to the admissions for pupils including the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 (Amended Sept 2013) and the DFE School Attendance Guidance (July 2019)
• Highly organised with good time management skills and the ability to work under pressure and independently
• Adaptability and flexibility in working practices and the ability to use their initiative
• Able to remain calm and act sensibly under pressurePlease view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.Further information
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.