Admissions and Appeals Officer

Children’s Services

Education, Skills and Early Years

Ref: G4/OL-92975

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £26,421 - £28,770 per annum (Grade 4)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Spindles Shopping Centre Offices, George Street, Oldham, OL1 1HD

Closing Date: Thursday 30th May 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.

Job Description & Person Specification.doc

Role Overview:

We are looking for an individual with a passion for improving outcomes for all children and young people of the borough; to support the statutory work of the School Admissions Team, in relation to school admissions, education provision and placing vulnerable groups.

The post holder will work closely with other Council Services, schools and external agencies to ensure that children and young people in Oldham are allocated a suitable school place

Key Responsibilities:

• To lead on the processing of applications and apply relevant oversubscription criteria (at the annual allocation of school places for reception and year 7) for primary and secondary school places in accordance with the relevant admissions policies and Oldham’s co-ordinated admissions scheme.#
• To assist with the management and quality assurance of the central pupil database (admissions module) and management information systems.
• To give quality advice to parents, schools and external agencies regarding the determination and allocation of school places and the co-ordinated admissions schemes.To support the process and administration regarding school appeals; collating information about individual pupils, preparing and writing individual case papers and attending infant class size appeals as the LA presenting officer.

Key Requirements:

You will need to possess excellent written, verbal and technological skills together with advanced organisational skills to ensure that deadlines required by statutory processes are met. You will form part of a close-knit busy team whilst at all times maintaining the ability to work on your own initiative. You will need to be able to communicate with varied audiences and have good negotiating skills.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 

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