School Admissions Officer

Job Description We are seeking a School Admissions Officer to join our local government client in Wrexham, North East Wales. To support the management and administration of its school places in accordance with Welsh Government legislation and existing Local Authority Admissions Policy, procedures and criteria. To contribute to the management of the LA''s Admissions Service to 44 community primary schools, 7 community secondary schools and 1 nursery school, and Early Entitlement settings under the direction of the Senior Admissions Officer. To ensure the effective operation and maintenance of the school admissions and transfers system (Capita ONE Admissions and Transfers module) in liaison with the Admissions Manager. Responsibilities The daily use of the Capita ONE Admissions and Transfers database ensures the accuracy of the data held, which is validated through the process and further investigated by other agencies, whilst adhering to the Data Protection Act. To verify the pupil information provided on submitted applications and to investigate suspicions of fraudulent information, arrange face-to-face meetings with applicants. To offer advice for parents who wish to appeal against a decision to refuse a child a place at their preferred school. To provide senior officers with accurate and timely information regarding appeals. To be responsible for processing applications for pupils to transfer mid-year between schools, sensitively and within a reasonable timescale, ..... full job details .....