Admissions & Data Officer
The Ladder School, Walsall, WS1 1RS7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Term time + 1
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- G5 SCP9-17 Actual salary £23,298 - £26,636
What skills and experience we're looking for
Admissions and Data Officer
The Ladder School
Salary: Grade 5 (Scale Point 9–17) Actual Salary £23,298 - £26,636
Contract: Term Time + 1 week, 37 hours per week
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00am–4:00pm, Friday 8:00am–3:30pm
Location: The Ladder School
Responsible to: Office Manager/SLT PA
About the Role
The Ladder School is seeking an Admissions and Data Officerto join our dedicated support staff team. This varied role combines front-of-house reception duties, student admissions, and data management, making you a key part of our school community.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a professional and friendly welcome to students, parents, visitors, and contractors.
- Manage visitor sign-in and safeguarding protocols.
- Answer and direct telephone calls and emails, relaying messages promptly.
- Monitor student entry/exit, lateness, appointments, and early departures.
- Process admissions enquiries and documentation, maintaining accurate records.
- Arrange meetings for prospective students and parents/carers with the Headteacher.
- Support transition arrangements and onboarding of new students.
- Liaise with internal staff and external agencies regarding student information, allergies, and medications.
- Ensure all student data on SIMS is up to date; assist with school census and reporting.
- Support the Exam Officer and help coordinate student recruitment events.
Person Specification
Essential:
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Experience in a customer-facing or front-of-house role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Awareness of safeguarding and data protection responsibilities.
- Warm, welcoming, and professional demeanour.
Desirable:
- First Aid qualification.
- Experience in a school or educational setting.
- Experience using SIMS or similar MIS.
- Relevant administration or customer service qualifications.
Our Offer to You
- A supportive and committed staff team.
- Access to Trust-wide professional development programmes.
- Comprehensive employee assistance and benefits package, including health plan, GP/counselling access, and discounts.
- Opportunities for growth and new challenges within an ambitious, forward-thinking team.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
What the school offers its staff
Admissions and Data Officer
The Ladder School
Salary:Grade 5 (Scale Point 9–17)
Contract:Term Time + 1 week, 37 hours per week
Hours:Monday–Thursday 8:00am–4:00pm, Friday 8:00am–3:30pm
Location:The Ladder School
Responsible to:Office Manager/SLT PA
About the Role
The Ladder School is seeking an Admissions and Data Officerto join our dedicated support staff team. This varied role combines front-of-house reception duties, student admissions, and data management, making you a key part of our school community.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a professional and friendly welcome to students, parents, visitors, and contractors.
- Manage visitor sign-in and safeguarding protocols.
- Answer and direct telephone calls and emails, relaying messages promptly.
- Monitor student entry/exit, lateness, appointments, and early departures.
- Process admissions enquiries and documentation, maintaining accurate records.
- Arrange meetings for prospective students and parents/carers with the Headteacher.
- Support transition arrangements and onboarding of new students.
- Liaise with internal staff and external agencies regarding student information, allergies, and medications.
- Ensure all student data on SIMS is up to date; assist with school census and reporting.
- Support the Exam Officer and help coordinate student recruitment events.
Person Specification
Essential:
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Experience in a customer-facing or front-of-house role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Awareness of safeguarding and data protection responsibilities.
- Warm, welcoming, and professional demeanour.
Desirable:
- First Aid qualification.
- Experience in a school or educational setting.
- Experience using SIMS or similar MIS.
- Relevant administration or customer service qualifications.
Our Offer to You
- A supportive and committed staff team.
- Access to Trust-wide professional development programmes.
- Comprehensive employee assistance and benefits package, including health plan, GP/counselling access, and discounts.
- Opportunities for growth and new challenges within an ambitious, forward-thinking team.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Ladder School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the ‘Safeguarding Policy’ is available to view or download by logging onto the School website: www.theladderschool.org.
Applying for the job
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About The Ladder School
- School type
- Free School, ages 13 to 18
- School size
- 44 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Ladder School website
- Email address
- hrmatters@merciantrust.org.uk
We are an Alternative Provision Free School located in Walsall Town Centre. The Ladder School was established in January 2019 and has now moved in to a brand new, purpose-built building based on the edge of Walsall town centre where there are excellent links to the local and wider community. Over the coming years we will continue to grow and become the ‘go to place’ for alternative provision in the borough.
At The Ladder School, we recognise that mainstream school does not suit all young people and we are here to offer a second chance. We work on a commissioning basis, that means that a school or the Local Authority must approach to place a student. Unfortunately, we cannot accept direct referrals from parents/carers.
The staff work incredibly hard to ensure our students make the most of the opportunities that they get whist they are with us. Unlike other alternative provisions, we offer a range of GCSE courses, supplemented with some vocational courses to ensure students get a well-rounded education.
We are a positive environment, that uses praise and encouragement to enable our students to see things differently. We have a set of values that underpin everything we do.
Arranging a visit to The Ladder School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrmatters@merciantrust.org.uk.
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