Eastbourne College Incorporated - Admissions Assistants

Summary

Eastbourne College is seeking exceptional administrators to join our Admissions team.

Detail

As an Admissions Assistant, you will provide outstanding customer service while supporting the day-to-day administration of the admissions process across Eastbourne College and St Andrew's Prep. You will work closely with prospective families, supporting them throughout the admissions journey and helping to ensure a smooth and welcoming experience for applicants.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, together with strong digital literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel and Teams. You will be proactive, approachable and enjoy working as part of a collaborative, customer-focused frontline team.

Previous administrative and/or customer service experience is essential, while experience within school admissions, iSAMS or the independent education sector would be advantageous.

Salary: £13.74 hourly rate

Hours: Normal hours will be 20 hours per week, preferably 1pm to 5pm each weekday to suit business needs, but the specific hours can be discussed with the Director of Admissions at interview.

The Admissions Assistant is required to work term-time plus six weeks (39 weeks total).

Additional ‘out of hours’ events may require occasional attendance and time off in lieu (which can be taken during St Andrew’s/College holidays) will be given.

How to Apply

To apply, please visit https://www.eastbourne-college.co.uk/contact/employment-opportunities/ and click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete the mandatory application form. An up-to-date CV and covering letter may be uploaded with this online application form.

For further information please contact Human Resources Department on hr@eastbourne-college.co.uk or tel: 01323 452288.

Closing date for applications is Monday 27 July 2026

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities Statement

Eastbourne College (Incorporated) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to appropriate child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

Post holders will be engaging in regulated activity.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Charity is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Eastbourne College (Incorporated) welcomes applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our pupil intake. We consider the most important factor to be the right skills, abilities and attitude for the job which will ultimately improve the wellbeing and education of the pupils.

Eastbourne College (Incorporated) is a non-smoking establishment.

Documents

• Admissions Assistant-Job Description-Jul 26 PDF Document