- General understanding of the school admissions processes, school structures and class organisations
- Ability to research and gather complex information
- Have excellent written skills to prepare factual statements and ability to interpret and explain complex information
- Have strong and confident presentation skills when delivering information in front of audience of professionals and parents
- Must be familiar with the Data Protection Act when handling sensitive and confidential information
- To remain confident and resilient under scrutiny and challenge
- To be a proactive team member, by having the ability to support colleagues, to be prepared to learn on the job and where necessary to support seniors
Appeals Officer - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Leicestershire County Council
Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary: £29,784 - £32,004 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: Full time 37 hours Mon- Fri
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 6th May 2024
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role
School Admissions and Pupil Services have an exciting opportunity for the right individual to become a School Appeals Officer to support and deliver School Appeals. You will prepare school appeal paperwork, liaise and advise schools, check school admission policies for compliance and present appeals. Although not necessary, previous experience of school appeals (or similar tribunal work) would be an advantage or if you have at least two year's work experience at school management level. You will be self-motivated, working in a small appeals team who work closely with schools and other agencies. Full training and support is available for the right individual to grow into the role's.
About You
Key skills and abilities we are seeking:
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Karan Winter - School Appeals Manager
Tel:
Email:
section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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