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About Hackney Education
Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.
Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.
Details of the role
Job title Admissions and Pupil Benefits Support Officer
Salary Scale 3, £26,193 – £26,625
Terms and Conditions
This role is full time and permanent. The team has adopted a hybrid working model with both remote and office based working. Attendance in person at the office (in the Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY) is based on the needs of residents and schools. You will be expected to work in the office at least 4 times per month and more often during the training and induction period.
The Admissions and Pupil Benefits Team
The team is part of the High Needs and School Places service, providing a helpful and friendly front-line service to residents and schools covering school admissions and applying for FSM and uniform grants.
The role
This is a varied, challenging and rewarding role. The successful candidate will need to be flexible and adaptable, resilient under pressure and able to embrace change. The ideal officer will thrive in a fast-paced and complex working environment. You will need to enjoy helping and advising residents and be capable of providing excellent customer service. You should expect to work under pressure in this role.
Ideally you will have experience working in school admissions in a London borough. Candidates selected for interview will demonstrate
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they can effectively and confidently use digital information systems and software, including spreadsheets and databases.
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success working in a busy, customer-facing service, handling telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries.
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the ability to be flexible, adaptable and the willingness to strive for improved performance and productivity.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact:
Stacey Harriott – 020 8820 7577
Closing date: 22:59, Sunday 19 March, 2023
Interviews: Tuesday 28 March, 2023
Further information
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
DBS check required for this role: No