Directorate: Admissions & Marketing
Responsible to: Admissions & Foundation Manager
Location: On Campus
Contract: Permanent, Full time, 52 weeks a year
Salary: £27,567.43per annum (FTE)
Role outline and purpose
The Admissions Assistant will play a vital role in ensuring that every prospective pupil and parent receives impeccable, personal service at every stage of the admission journey from initial enquiry to enrolment.
The role involves working closely with colleagues across the College and good relationship building skills will be essential.
Experience of working in schools would be beneficial, it certainly isn't essential and more important is a passion for delivering outstanding service and a desire to help families as they look to find the best school for their child.
Role responsibilities
The duties of the role will include, but not be restricted to:
Act as the first contact point (via Phone, Email, Social Media and Chat enquiries) for prospective parents
To keep the Admissions database up to date and accurate
Provide administrative support for the Foundation, including arranging home visits, helping at assessment days and liaising with parents
Prepare interview paperwork, timetables and communications for assessment days
Collate and check assessment data
Liaise with the Curriculum Support team regarding prospective pupils' additional needs
Supporting the administration of the admissions process for pupils joining out of the 'typical' cycle
Provide administrative support for the Scholarship assessment programme
Support the organisation and running of Induction Days
Ensure the waiting list is kept accurate and up to date
Help ensure that paperwork for international pupils (sponsored) is complete and up to date
Support the department with general administration, including diary management, generating ad-hoc reports and meeting preparation
Attend and support College events, including Open Mornings, Induction Days and Future Schools Evenings
Appointment process and how to apply
Please apply via our LWC website using the Hire Road platform.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 06th October 2025 with interviews taking place on 13th October 2025.
Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact Victoria Morris, Admissions & Foundation Manager on
We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
Appointments will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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