Head of Admissions

Head of Admissions

Required from: October 2024

Contract term: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £47,547 - £56,000 pa, depending on qualifications and experience

Blackheath High School is looking for an experienced Head of Admissions to oversee the delivery of an outstanding admissions experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the admissions process at one of the UK’s leading girls’ independent schools, providing professional and inspiring leadership for the entire customer journey across the Junior and Senior schools, from initial enquiry through to registration and enrolment.

As part of our Marketing & Admissions Department, you will be responsible for ensuring a professional, friendly experience for prospective parents and pupils as they join us. You will be the face of Blackheath High School for prospective families, and make the admissions process as seamless as possible.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing and directing all aspects of Admissions, administering families from enquiry through to enrolment
• Managing the whole school admissions process to ensure that all enquirers and applicants receive a warm, welcoming and positive impression of the school at every touch point
• Working with key senior figures on strategies to attract high-quality applicants across all entry points
• Planning, organising and leading events to celebrate and demonstrate the unique educational offer at Blackheath High School
• Maintaining, developing and implementing admissions processes and communications
• Leading the Admissions Team
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with local feeder schools and other partners in our community, including within the GDST network

You will need to be an enthusiastic, approachable and welcoming team player, with excellent interpersonal and administrative skills and the ability to work to deadlines with a proactive approach to planning and prioritising your work. Similar experience in a marketing or admissions department, along with a proven record in reaching targets in a service driven environment is desirable. Experience of managing a database and using digital and social media is equally important.

About the School

Rated “excellent” in our most recent ISI Inspection, Blackheath High School is a dynamic and innovative school where co-curricular activities are valued, pastoral care is strong and achievement is high.

Blackheath High School is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust group of schools, with a long history of educating a rich social and cultural blend of students, thus reflecting the cosmopolitan character of London itself. Our ethos is aspirational, outward-looking and inclusive. We are fortunate to be located on the edge of the stunning Heath and within easy reach of historic Greenwich and the buzz of Canary Wharf.

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Childcare vouchers, interest free loans for training, computer purchase, travel season tickets.
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Employee Assistance Programme

For the online application form, please visit www.gdst.net

For further details please contact Sharon Read at s.read@bla.gdst.net

Closing date for applications: 30^th September 2024 at 12 noon

Interviews to be held on: 3rd October 2024.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the application closing date.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

The GDST is committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.