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Central Admissions Officer - North West Kent - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

  • Ref:KCC-F63-227-S
  • Posted:24/05/2024
  • Pay:Actual salary £21,868 - £23,825 per annum (£24,789
  • Start Date:As soon as possible
  • App Close Date:14/06/2024 at 23:45
  • Interviews:Monday the 24th of June

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Working as part of a new central team dedicated to administering admissions for all phases across Leigh Academies Trust, we are looking for a Central Admissions Officer to join our team! You will be responsible for 2 secondary academies in our North West Kent cluster in Dartford and surrounding areas - splitting your time equally between both, with a day spent at HQ in Strood with the rest of the team. Reporting to the Central Admissions Lead (CAL), you will be part of a dynamic team that is working to streamline and shape the admissions process, creating a simple yet informative and professional journey for parents and students alike.

Key tasks include, but are not limited to:

  • The set up and maintenance of Admissions+ in accordance with best practice, ensuring the system is ready and available for each phase as needed.

  • Ensuring admissions forms are reviewed to ensure information being captured is relevant and necessary to the student and academy, as well as being compliant with the School Admissions Code.

  • Liaise with SLT to produce a timeline of events relating to admissions throughout the year and setting them up, as needed, in Admissions+. This will include open days and Post-16 meetings.

  • Manage waiting lists for In Year Casual Admissions.

  • Set up and administer fair ability banding tests, open evenings, taster days and other events as applicable to your academies.

  • Act as the first point of contact for all admissions related enquiries in the allocated academies, referring complex requests or points of issue to the CAL.

  • Become familiar with the School Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeals Code ensuring all stages of admissions within academies are compliant with these.

  • Become familiar with how the LA relevant to your academies handles admissions for each phase.

  • To travel to other academies providing support where needed as directed by the CAL.

The working basis of the role is 37 hours per week, term time + 2 weeks inset, actual salary £21,868 - £23,825 per annum (£24,789-£27,007 FTE)

Please note, interviews will be conducted week commencing Monday the 24th of June.

For any queries in regards to the application process, please contact Charlotte Herberts (Recruitment Coordinator) on charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk / 01634 412 245. 

Information about the trust

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Holly Neve
  • Address:LAT Head Office,
    Carnation Road,
    Rochester,
    Kent,
    ME2 2SX
  • Telephone: 01634 412240
  • Email: talent@latrust.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.