Head of Admissions (Maternity Cover) - Repton School

  • Derbyshire
  • Repton School
  • Full-time | Temporary

We are currently seeking to fill the position of Head of Admissions (Maternity Cover) - Repton School.

Location:  Repton School

Responsible to:  Deputy Head, Admissions and Marketing

Salary: Commensurate with skills and experience

This would be a full-time role on a temporary contract for the purposes of covering maternity leave, required from January 2025 until approximately mid February.

Benefits: Company Pension Scheme, Sports Centre Membership, Generous Holiday Allowance: 5 weeks holiday plus Bank Holidays plus Christmas Closedown

Repton School require an experienced and hard-working individual to cover the Head of Admissions while the current incumbent is on a year of Maternity Leave. 

This exciting, energetic and diverse customer-facing role organizes and manages the recruitment of pupils to Repton from B Block to Lower Sixth. They are supported by an experienced line manager (Deputy Head, Admissions and Marketing), a part-time Recruitment Officer, the Director of Year 9 Recruitment, and two Admissions Officers, one directly responsible for administrating the Y9&10 entry points and the other looking after Sixth Form.

The role has responsibility for the careful tracking of progress towards the department’s admissions goals, including both the overall health of the yearly intake in terms of number, and the strategic recruitment of talented individuals for Scholarship (managing the academic, sporting and creative scholarship process accordingly) as well as the financial impact of any scholarships and bursaries allocated.

The Head of Admissions is responsible for providing exemplary customer service to all prospective families, and for establishing and maintaining strong information exchange between our admissions department and feeder schools/agencies. They are the first point of contact by phone or email, and then delegate organizational tasks accordingly, both to those actively recruiting (Deputy Head, Recruitment Officer and Director of Year 9 Recruitment) and those administrating the process (the two Admissions Officers)

The Head of Admissions will arrange and run various recruitment events throughout the school year and provide additional important information in support of an application and the decisions around it to the Deputy Heads (Admissions, Academic and Pastoral), contributing their opinion on that application’s strengths and weakness.

Excellent communication and people skills are essential, as well as the capability to interact with students and their families. The ability to maintain accurate records and be highly organised is essential. High levels of computer literacy and excellent administration skills are also required

Please submit your application online by 5th November 2024

Should you wish to complete an offline application form, or should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR team via HR@repton.org.uk.

Further Information

https://recruitment.repton.org.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=467

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The Hall, Repton, DE65 6FH

  • 101 Day Boys (13-18)
  • 231 Boarding Boys (13-18)
  • 102 Day Girls (13-18)
  • 186 Boarding Girls (13-18)
  • HMC, ISC

01283 559200 www.repton.org.uk

Closing Date: 05 November 2024