Learning Village Admissions Officer with Recruitment Support

Grade: Grade 6, £31,828 - £33,772 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £28,200 - £29,923 per annum (0.88602 FTE)

About us and the role

We are looking for a Learning Village Admissions Officer with Recruitment Support to join the team at Avanti Grange Secondary School, supporting the smooth running of our admissions, student enrolment and school-level recruitment processes.

This is a varied role where you will work closely with students, parents and carers, school colleagues, the Local Authority, HR and Trust teams, providing support throughout the admissions journey while also coordinating recruitment activity, interview arrangements and new staff onboarding.

You will be a key point of contact for families and colleagues, using your strong communication and organisational skills to ensure information is accurate, processes are well managed and everyone receives a welcoming and professional experience. From supporting prospective families and transition activities to helping new colleagues settle into school life, you will have the opportunity to build positive relationships and make a meaningful contribution to our wider school community.

If you are organised, approachable and enjoy a varied role where you can combine detailed administration with working closely with people, we would love to hear from you.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

Avanti Grange is Bishop’s Stortford’s newest secondary school, already recognised as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted (2025). Our state-of-the-art campus serves families across Bishop’s Stortford and neighbouring villages, and is home to a vibrant, ambitious and supportive community. The school is heavily oversubscribed, reflecting its strong reputation locally and the demand to be part of our journey.

We are a co-educational community school, part of the Avanti Schools Trust, with a clear vision to inspire spiritually compassionate changemakers. Our staff are motivated by a shared purpose: to deliver exceptional teaching, foster character formation, and nurture wellbeing. As one colleague put it: “Working at Avanti Grange feels like being part of a family with a shared, values-driven mission.”

We are equally committed to the growth of our staff as to the success of our students. In 2024, we were awarded the Teacher Development Trust Gold Award for the quality and culture of our professional development – recognition held by only a small number of schools nationally. Through education-leading CPD and coaching, colleagues at Avanti Grange thrive in an environment where “better never stops.”

Students benefit from a rigorous, knowledge-rich curriculum, underpinned by yoga, mindfulness, and an exceptional co-curricular programme. Our pastoral system is a defining strength: impeccable behaviour supports high-quality learning, while wellbeing is woven into daily life through practices that allow both staff and students to flourish.

With more than 660 students on roll and growing each year towards a full secondary and sixth form, Avanti Grange offers a rare opportunity to help shape one of the most exciting schools in the region.

What will you do?

• Manage the school’s admissions processes across the Learning Village, liaising with families, the Local Authority and relevant agencies to support applications, waiting lists, appeals and student transitions.
• Coordinate school-level recruitment administration, including raising recruitment requests, checking adverts, preparing shortlisting and interview schedules, supporting offers and helping new staff settle into the school.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date student, parent and admissions information across Arbor and other Trust systems, supporting enrolment, student mobility, data collection and statutory returns.
• Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, SENDCo, HR, Trust colleagues and external partners to ensure admissions and recruitment processes are well organised, compliant and responsive to the needs of the school community.
• Provide a high-quality administrative service to students, parents, staff and visitors, contributing to open events, recruitment fairs, meetings and wider school activities while maintaining confidentiality and data protection at all times.

Why should you apply 

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development
• LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Educated to A level standard or NVQ3
• Highly organised with good time management skills and the ability to work under pressure and independently
• Ability to handle sensitive issues keeping confidentiality as required.
• Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues, students and parents and work as part of a team
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. 

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.