Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0NJ
EXCEPTIONAL Children, EXCEPTIONAL Opportunities, EXCEPTIONAL Environment and an EXCEPTIONAL Staff Team
Admissions Officer
NJC 20-28 £31,586 - £37,938 Required for September 2025
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We are seeking an Admissions Officer to join our school community. This role is front-facing, and the ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to communicate with prospective and existing parents/carers, local authorities, and other outside agencies. The successful candidate will promote the school and its facilities to prospective parents and support applications to attend the school by coordinating with local authorities for funding and obtaining EHCP to ensure the school can meet the needs of each prospective pupil. Experience of working with local Education Authorities previously would be beneficial.
Once a pupil has secured a place the Admissions Officer will continue to provide support and advice to the parents/carers of the pupil through to admission to the school.
The ideal applicant will be able to empathise, understand that obtaining a place can take time and be frustrating, be resilient, and maintain a positive disposition when challenges arise. Previous experience of working with parents and carers would be helpful.
The staff team at Muntham House School are a tight-knit, friendly and very supportive team. The staff team work hard to achieve outstanding outcomes with our pupils. The school site is a marvellous environment with state-of-the-art facilities and playgrounds. The school is very well resourced with the latest technology and computers in classroom to enable purposeful teaching and learning to take place. The values of the school are Safe, Caring and Happy which encompass everything which we do.
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Muntham House School is an outstanding residential and day Specialist SEN School for boys 5-18 with Autism or other SEN. The school maintains a local, regional, and national reputation for innovation and successful practice in the field of SEN. The successful candidate will receive an excellent training and induction package. The School's and CPD programme is extensive and second to none.
Closing date for position 23rd May 2025 / Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd June 2025.
Admissions Officer Job Description
The school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to rigorous recruitment checks. Muntham House School is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce, it is an exempt employer as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975) and as such, we have a lawful basis for requesting an enhanced DBS disclosure certificate for all employees.
Muntham House School is founder member of NASS
DCSF No. 938/7003 Charity No. 1105085 Registered Company No. 5063879