Admissions Officer (6 month Fixed Term)

at  Bradford College

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our Student Recruitment & External Communications department as an Admissions Officer.
Our Admissions Officers provide an outstanding customer experience to potential students from initial enquiry right through to enrolment at Bradford College.
Working as part of the core Admissions team, you will have responsibility for a discreet curriculum area of the college. Working closely with the Head of that Curriculum area and the wider Admissions team, you will be working to ensure maximum conversion from enquiry to application and application to enrolment, with a focus on compliance and independent advice and guidance.
This a fixed term opportunity for a period of 6 months.
Please note the working pattern for the role will be as follows:
Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5pm and Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
There will also be a requirement to provide support on an evening at enrolment and admissions events throughout the year.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• GCSE 4 – 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in Maths or be prepared to pass a test prior to interview to demonstrate level 2 ability and then if appointed achieve within an agreed timescale
• GCSE 4 - 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in English or be prepared to pass a test prior to interview to demonstrate level 2 ability and then if appointed achieve within an agreed timescale
• A Level 3 or Advice & Guidance qualification is desirable but not essential

EXPERIENCE

• Working in a customer facing environment
• Working within busy business unit with other members of a team
• Experience of customer service
• Willingness to undertake project work as and when required
• Experience of process and procedures within an educational establishment e.g. DBS checks, NARIC etc.
• Experience of giving initial advice and guidance to new students
  For an informal discussion about the role, please email recruit@bradfordcollege.ac.uk

• Provide information to enquirers and applicants
• Engage with wider student recruitment team especially marketing to ensure robust keep warm communications/campaigns are delivered for your area
• Provide point of contact for Heads of Departments /Faculties, professional Services and enquirers/ applicants and lead the setting / monitoring of student recruitment targets within departments
• Support the student enrolment process, the dispatch of enrolment information and other priority administration tasks
• Track, input and report on recruitment leads
• Ensure you are up-to-date on the latest funding guidance and regulations
• Responsible for the coordination and processing of student applications across levels and subject areas for HE and FE in line with GDPR regulations
• Responsible for the relaying of decision-making and notification of offers, including conditions for entry based on agreed criteria/entry requirements
• Responsible for verifying documentation, which could include academic qualifications, DBS checks, Health Checks and other external checks
• Input and record all applications in line with service level agreements to deliver a responsive, supportive and customer led service
• Use College based systems (EBS) and processes to input, record and track applications
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