Admissions Officer - London, United Kingdom - BeyondAutism

BeyondAutism

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Senior Post-19 Administrator & Admissions Officer

JOB TITLE:
Senior Post-19 Administrator & Admissions Officer

SALARY:
£26,520 - £28,980

BENEFITS:
Employers pension contribution - 3, 4 or 5% matching equivalent employee contribution. Available after 3 months in post.
Season ticket or bicycle purchase loan scheme.
Childcare voucher scheme.

HOURS:
Full time (Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm with 30 minutes lunch).

HOLIDAYS: 25 days, to be taken during school holidays, plus bank holidays (could be taking during term time at the discretion of Line manager)

REPORTS TO:
Head of Post-19

LOCATIONS:

To rotate between all Post-19 Hubs:

The Hub St.

Albans, 2 Margravine Road, London, W6 8HJ

BeyondAutism Post19 Wandsworth Hub, 14 Enterprise Way, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1FZ
BeyondAutism Post19 Riverside Hub, 1 Enterprise Way, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1GA

PROBATIONARY PERIOD: 4 months

JOB SUMMARY

Providing professional, efficient and effective administrative support to the BeyondAutism Post19 service.
Leading the BeyondAutism admissions process in a professional, efficient and effective manner.
Coordinating EHCP's in partnership with the Pastoral Lead
Liaison with families, transport and other professionals as required.
Providing confidential administrative support for Post19 Senior Leadership Team.

The Opportunity

BeyondAutism whose vision is to ensure everyone with autism accesses an education which empowers a life full of choice, independence and opportunity.

Our services include specialist independent schools for children and young adults with autism from the ages of 4-19.

Our Early Years' service provides support for families and children aged 15 months - 5 years, and our Post-19 provision offers opportunities for young adults from the age of 19 to 25, helping to prepare them for adulthood.

We are looking for an efficient, well-organised and flexible individual, interested in developing their career in a growing charity, to join our dedicated team.

This is an exciting time of development for the organisation, and you will need to be a motivated, flexible and proactive individual who embraces change.

Skills Required:

Communication and people skills: As the first point of contact, the post holder will need to possess excellent communication skills. The image of BeyondAutism and its services relies heavily on the ability of the post holder to communicate effectively and sympathetically with a wide variety of people including Parents/Carers, Local Authorities, Transport Providers, Staff and Supporters. The post holder must have an excellent telephone and personal manner and be an efficient operator who is a team player and works well under pressure. You must be able to stand by what you say to LA's, professionals, families and other external stakeholders when discussing their young adult. If you say you will do something, it must be completed in the time frame.
Taking on routine tasks without being asked to, completing them and providing resulting documents to the relevant individual.
Must have some SEN Law knowledge (regulations and time frames and requirements from LA's and schools).
Time management skills: The post requires excellent time management and organisational skills to be able to deal with a multitude of tasks and to set and manage priorities appropriately.
Flexibility and adaptability: The post will require travel between the Post19 hubs and someone who is able to work with different teams in different locations.
Problem solving skills: the role requires the ability to use initiative to sift information, identify possible approaches and solutions and then to make pragmatic change.
You will be required to make decisions in the moment based on the situation and you should be able to justify the reasons why you took that decision/step.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Admissions

Review consultations, attend admissions panel meetings, keep track of outcomes and follow up on actions needed.
To be responsible for the admissions process of BeyondAutism Post19. This includes managing student enrolment and termination of placement.
To be responsible for obtaining student records and transferring files should the student transition.
Manage an effective daily liaison with the Finance Director, Director of Education, Head of Post19, Deputy Head of Post19, Pastoral Lead, HR and relevant teaching staff to ensure all relevant information is passed on and to ensure the smooth running of the admissions process as often as possible.
Liaise with the Finance Department regarding registration, enrolment and tuition fee payments
Where appropriate liaise with BeyondAutism 6thForm to ensure a smooth transition between services.
Liaise with prospective parents and carers, responding to queries on a daily basis, including receiving and monitoring calls (mobile and onsite).
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