About Us
Founded in 1646, Reading Blue Coat is a leading independent day school of circa 800 pupils from ages 11 to 18. The School is located on a beautiful 46-acre campus in the village of Sonning, just outside Reading.
The School employs more than 200 staff, of whom 50% are academic staff, and provides a stimulating, friendly and supportive atmosphere in which each pupil can realise his or her full intellectual, physical, and creative potential.
The Role
We are looking for a highly organised, proactive and self-motivated Admissions Manager to join our External Relations team.
In this role, you will be responsible for the effective management of the complete admissions process to successfully recruit new pupils from initial enquiry through to arrival at the School.
About You
The ideal candidate will have outstanding communication skills with the ability to engage, inspire and connect with prospective families, confidence in presenting to small groups, strong IT, grammar and writing skills and meticulous attention to detail.
What We Offer
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week from 08:30 to 16:30 Monday to Friday.
Reading Blue Coat offers an exceptional working environment and an attractive rewards package, including excellent benefits such as a pension scheme; free meals; extensive staff discounts; tax saving cycle to work and car leasing schemes; free sports and leisure facilities; Employee Assistance Programme; and a strong commitment to professional development.
Further details and an application form can be downloaded from our website.
Closing date: 09:00 on Monday 1 July 2024
Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.
We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application form
Applications must be submitted to the email address above by application form (which can be found on our website) and accompanied by your covering letter. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the UK.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check.
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