School Admissions Support Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to provide effective support to the School Admissions Team, in the discharge of the Local Authority's statutory responsibilities in relation to school admissions, in year school transfers and school bus passes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support with the administration of allocating school places at allocation points and in year transfers.
• Inputting and updating information on the central pupil database (admissions module) and management information systems.
• Liaise with colleagues, schools and partner agencies to secure school places for all Oldham children.
• Answer telephone calls, e-mails and face to face queries, ensuring that parents receive accurate information and appropriate support on the process of applying for school places.
• Support the process of School Bus Pass applications.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will be able to:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to effectively advise and provide customer service to all members of the public and staff in schools.
• Ability to prioritise and take responsibility for your own workload.
• Ability to use your initiative to respond to unexpected problems using recognised procedures & policies as a guide.
• Able to use computer packages for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and researching information.

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Oldham Council Offices, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham OL1 1HD

Closing Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are 'Proud, Ambitious, and Together', and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the 'About You' or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.

If you're an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you've participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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