Vacancy Reference
JOB002824
Job Title
Bursary & Admissions Administrator (Maternity Cover)
Job Start Date
24 February 2025
Salary Range
£22,312 to £23,162pa (£11,944 to £12,399 actual salary)
Hours Per Week
22.2
Working Pattern
Term time only plus 10 days (40 weeks per year)
School Address
Summit Learning Trust
Solihull Sixth Form College
Widney Manor Road
Solihull
B91 3WR
Telephone number: 0121 704 2581
Contact Email
recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
Contract Type
Fixed term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
February 2026 or sooner if post holder returns
Closing Date
8 January 2025, 9:00am
Job Information

Join our friendly, thriving and supportive colleagues here at Solihull Sixth Form College. We aspire to be outstanding professionally and personally, taking time to invest in everything we do, to develop transformative life chances for all of our learners and to stretch their potential to the full.

Solihull Sixth Form College is a large, culturally diverse specialist in A Levels and Level 3 BTEC qualifications, and part of the Summit Learning Trust.

Operating in a key function in the college, the Bursary and Admissions Administrator will provide confidential and effective bursary administration for current learners and support the administration of admission of new learners. You will be required to administer student bursary funds following systematic processes and procedures and also support the Admissions Officer with admissions processes.

You will have a good standard of education including at least English and Maths at Grade 4 or equivalent. You will also have good attention to detail, the ability to spot potential issues and be proactive in problem solving. Your verbal and written communication skills will be excellent and you will be confident at communicating with a range of stakeholders.

We are happy to explore flexible working, subject to the operational requirements of the role.

Why work for us?
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

  • employee assistance programme
  • high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
  • wellbeing advocates
  • lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
  • health protection scheme alongside flu jab and eyecare vouchers
  • generous employer pension schemes
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to Apply

Download Job description and Person specification and visit our website to apply.

Please note we do not accept CV’s

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.