Admissions Selector (Undergraduate)

Joining our committed team as an Admissions Selector you will play a key role in supporting prospective students and assessing their applications. In this highly collaborative role, you will have a great opportunity to support our next generation of students.

Taking ownership of a portfolio of courses you will provide an outstanding experience for our applicants throughout their application process. Assessing UCAS applications you will make and apply offers or unsuccessful decisions for these applicants in a fair, consistent, and transparent way. You will also be checking decisions made by other members of the team and assessing the fee status of applicants.

About you

With a background in administration and customer service, you will enjoy working in a dynamic environment where a high level of accuracy is key. Ideally, you will have worked within higher education admissions, however, if you have other relevant experience please still apply. You will also have:

• A high standard of IT and administrative skills including the use of email and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc)
• Excellent attention to detail
• An ability to stay calm and work efficiently and accurately under pressure
• Effective communication skills, to adapt to supporting applicants, parents/guardians,, academic staff, external organisations, or other members of the team
• Confidence using databases and reporting tools
• The ability to work effectively in a team and independently, including managing your workload according to the team’s priorities

Strong organisation and prioritisation skills are essential to working in our fast-paced environment. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, particularly when supporting enquiries from prospective undergraduate students and their representatives. You will also occasionally be involved in representing the Admissions Team and the University as part of student recruitment activities, including occasional attendance at recruitment fairs.

About us

The Undergraduate Admissions Team is part of our large and diverse Student Recruitment & Admissions department, which also includes student recruitment, outreach, widening access, learning partnership and postgraduate teams. You will join a large group of colleagues with diverse roles and interests, with opportunities to develop understanding and experience across the wider team.

Further information

This is a full time, permanent position working 36.5 hours per week.

As with all members of our Undergraduate Admissions Team, a small amount of weekend working is required in June - September to support university open days and key results periods in August. The ability to take annual leave during August may also be limited.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Joanna Roper, Undergraduate Admissions Manager (Selection) at jr586@bath.ac.uk, however, please submit your application via the University website.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

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We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged.

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