Homestay Recruiter - Oxford, United Kingdom - Kings Education

Kings Education

Verified Company

Oxford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Title:
Homestay Recruiter

Contract:
Fixed Term 1 year

Location:
Kings Oxford

Reports to:
Head of Boarding

Hours of work:
Working 22.5 hours per week, flexibility with actual working hours and can offer term time only on request.

Salary range:
£22,500- £23,500 full time equivalent, based on 22.5 hours per week it equates to £13,500 - £14,100. Term time actual salary calculated on request.

Holidays:

Annual holiday entitlement is 25 days plus 8 days in lieu of bank holiday entitlement pro rata for part time.

Up to 5 days of holiday must be saved toward the Christmas and New Year closure. Term time only holidays will differ to what is stated.

Role description

The role of Homestay Recruiter (HR) is a self-motivated, sociable, and friendly individual, who will support Kings in increasing their pool of host families.

To complete all aspects of the recruitment of host families from the advertisement through to the host visit and completion of the required documentation.

To ensure all elements of compliance regarding National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools (NMS) and the Ofsted Common Assessment Framework are met.

The HR reports to the Head of Boarding working closely with the Bursar/College Services Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Duties and Responsibilities

Leading in all areas of recruitment of host families, creating the content, sourcing the recruitment providers, and managing the responses and next actions.
Logging all enquiries and having a system in place for response and activity
Arranging appointments to meet with prospective hosts within a 48hour turnaround.
Completing the required regulatory framework documentation with the prospective hosts promptly and in a way the host understands and feels most comfortable.
Updating the homestay Single Central Record with all records of the host family.
Setting all new host families onto the database ready to house Kings students.
To support the accommodation department with ongoing host family compliance updates and regular host visits.

N.B You may be required to cover duties not listed within this job description.

Person Specification

Kings Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment._

Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

Professional skills:

Strong understanding of customer service
Knowledge and competence in advertising and recruiting.
Confident on the phone with new, existing, and old host families
Ability to work independently.
Proactive in identifying next actions.
Strong administrative skills and use of Microsoft excel, word and teams.
Evidence of good communication skills both verbal and in writing
Highly organised and able to prioritise workload

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Personal attributes:

Selfmotivated and enthusiastic
Strong social skills
Warm, caring, friendly and approachable.

Desirable

Previous experience within education
Previous experience with an accommodation setting
A good understanding of the recruitment of host families through the National Minimum Standards of boarding school framework

Type of contract:
Fixed Term 6 months
- a possibility of a longer-term contract

Anticipated start date:

ASAP

Applications should be made by:
Wednesday 8th February 2023

Interviews will commence on:
Week commencing 13th February 2023

Successful appointment will be dependent upon:

Enhanced DBS check
Confirmation of right to work in the UK
Satisfactory references (including confirmation of no child safeguarding concerns)
Kings is an Equal Opportunities employer and we adhere to the principles of equal opportunity in all aspects of our recruitment process._
It is Kings Education's policy not to communicate further with applicants other than those who are shortlisted for a position._

Kings Mission Statement

At Kings, our mission is to provide a general and linguistic education for young people from all over the world intent on studying in an Anglophone environment — developing and nurturing every student to help them achieve personal growth, personal achievement and the best learning outcome for their individual circumstances, ability and needs. We strive to create life-changing and long-lasting memories, and to help our students make ambitious, well-informed and broad-minded choices about the way they lead their future lives.

Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months

Part-time hours: 22.5 per week

Salary:
£22,500.00-£23,500.00 per year

Schedule: