Full Time | Permanent | £22,070 Per Annum

Who we are

At City College Plymouth you will be joining a college that is proud of its culture, where our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity are there to nurture and support a passion for teaching and learning, enriching our community through knowledge, experience and skills enabling every student to be the best they can be.

At City College Plymouth, one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, we are going through a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We pride ourselves on delivering a learning environment and organisational culture that impact positively on the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enables all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

You will have the chance to work with a team of people dedicated to bringing young people and adults forward in their education journey, as well as build strong connections with a subject faculty in which you will be working closely with.

The Admissions team serves as the first point of contact for a high number of our students and this job role is crucial to providing that first impression.

The daily role involves a variety of tasks including processing applications for College courses, supporting teaching staff with arranging interviews, corresponding with customers through phone, email and in person, and representing the team at events. The role involves a strong use of our student record system as well as a variety of aspects of the Google Suite.

What Will You Bring to the Role

Processing – Sorting incoming information swiftly and accurately to complete tasks at hand, making sense of incoming information to follow appropriate procedures.

Adapting – Adapting to sometimes last minutes changes in procedures and new tasks to be completed at different moments through the academic year and switching between a variety of tasks.

Interacting – Adapting behavior to build relationships with colleagues in the same team and cross-college teams, to liaise with others to create efficient processing.

Organising – Organising workload with self-discipline to complete assigned tasks and being controlled and thoughtful when scheduling tasks with yourself and the team.

Benefits

City College Plymouth will offer you;

Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
Career development opportunities.
Generous contributions towards your pension.
Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,070.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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