School Admissions and Transitions Coordinator

At Greenshaw High School, we know that excellent schools rely on dedicated staff in every role. We are looking for a committed Whole School Admissions and Transitions Coordinator to join our team and support the smooth running of the school.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our committed School Office team as a maternity cover. The successful candidate will motivate, challenge, support and inspire our students. They must also have relevant experience in a similar role with a proven track record.

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day provision of all aspects of the admissions and transitions procedures in the school using the schools Management Information Systems, SAM (local authority system), Admissions+ and schools messaging software, whilst playing an integral part of the admin team to ensure that a professional and efficient administrative service is provided at all times. You will be expected to work during the GCSE results week in August each year to ensure the smooth enrolment of all 6th form students including the administration that accompanies this event.

In addition to this you will be expected to attend the after school Open Evenings and other relevant events.

• To manage all student admissions to the school, including sixth form
• To maintain the school Management Information System ensuring that information is recorded accurately and that the data is reviewed and updated regularly
• Accurately record the number of students on roll and any criteria with regard to funding for the Headteacher and Director of Operations
• Providing an efficient administrative service to the school to include but not exclusively; mail merges, producing labels and any other admin task that the school requests

• Has experience working within an admissions role
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with colleagues, students, parents and other visitors in a professional manner
• Has practical experience of word processing, excel, e-mail and other office electronic applications
• Ability to show initiative and work under pressure, multi-task and work to strict timelines

Greenshaw High School is a highly over-subscribed 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive secondary school situated in Sutton, South West London. We are proud of our strong local reputation, having over 4,000 applications for 300 places in September 2024. In October 2024 the hard work of our students and staff was recognised by Ofsted. The inspection team described the school as offering "an exceptional standard of education", using the words "flourishing, "inclusive" and "friendly" to describe our school.

In the report Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Sixth Form and Leadership & Management were all graded as Outstanding.

We have a very diverse population of students, offering a comprehensive range of opportunities for colleagues who work here. Our students - of all groups - have done incredibly well over the last few years, with our GCSE achievement always being at least in the top 20% of the country, and over 60 Sixth Form students attending Russell Group universities each year.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that…