School Organisation and Admissions Assistant

Your role involves supporting the delivery of service objectives for school organisation, admissions and asset management. You will mainly be responsible for processing school application forms which are being considered under the Fair Access Protocol and supporting with the processing of in-year application forms and school appeals. You will support the School Organisation Officers to enable delivery of our statutory duties.

The ideal person for this role needs to be able to undertake a range of administrative task. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal, and be able to manage your own workload while using your own initiative. A good knowledge and experience of using computer systems such as databases, spreadsheets, word-processing packages and emails is key to this role.

The role at times is demanding so experience in working in an administrative role or school admissions is beneficial., To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer The School Organisation Team are responsible for the demand and supply of school places within the Wigan borough.

The team has a busy and varied workload and member of staff are given every opportunity to thrive and develop their skills. The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Salary: Grade G4, £26,42 - £27,70 per annum. £13.69 - £14.36 per hour 37 hours per week Permanent We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough. We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role: We are seeking to appoint to a vacant post within the exciting and challenging role of School Organisation and Admissions Assistant. This is a varied post and requires the candidate to work across a broad area of work related to school admissions and school organisation.