Position: Admissions Co-ordinator
Hours: 36.25 per week
Salary: £26,564 (Grade 7)
Location: East Riding/York
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 2nd August 2026
Benefits of working for Linkage
- Career progression.
- Flexible working options.
- Generous Annual Leave package.
- Health and wellbeing package including employment, financial and mental health support.
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card - £4.99 for 2 years’ membership.
- Linkage Employee Perks & Discounts - BHSF.
- Linkage Lottery cash prizes.
- Long Service bonus every 5 years.
- Recommend a friend bonus.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our experienced team as an Admissions Coordinator; the successful applicant will be responsible for the recruitment of new learners and admissions process for our East Riding campus in Beverley and Minster provision in York.
The role involves liaising with parents, carers and professionals, such as those within the local authority and schools, hosting visits at East Riding and York campuses, co-ordinating taster days as well as attending external marketing/careers events and developing new and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring that systems are up to date and accurate in order to monitor the progress of the recruitment process and is within compliance of statutory guidelines.
What will the role of Admissions Co-ordinator involve?
- To be responsible for pursuing expressions of interest as identified by the Assistant Principal – Transition, Employability, Destinations: parents, learners, social services, local authority, careers advisors and any others, by making follow-up communications.
- Provide high quality written reports on prospective learners and present them to the Admissions Panel.
- To be responsible for the application process including arranging visits for, and hosting, potential learners, co-ordinating and hosting pre-entry assessments and transition in visits.
- Produce internal pen pictures, reports and fee rationale for the Local Authority, projected learner figures and any other relevant reports and data records as requested by the Senior College Management Team.
- Taking a key role in the organisation and execution of Open Days/Evenings.
- Liaising with parents, careers advisors and other professionals to ensure the timely completion and collation of high-quality application information.
What you will need in order to be considered for this Admissions Co-ordinator opportunity.
- NVQ level 3 in Information, Advice and Guidance or a willingness to work towards this.
- Excellent IT skills including the use of Microsoft applications: Word & Excel.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Experience of working with young people with learning disabilities in a supportive role.
- Willingness and ability to travel between campuses at East Riding and York.
About Linkage
Linkage Community Trust is a registered charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism. We deliver high quality care, day services, employability services, sensory outreach and specialist further education throughout Greater Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, their carers, and families to ensure that they can achieve their aspirations.
Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to the people we support
· Respect
· Independence
· Honesty
· Teamwork
We pride ourselves in looking after our staff, which is why we provide excellent training on all aspects of the role and invest in our employee’s growth, with career progression opportunities, incremental salary progression, and a comprehensive benefits package,
Linkage Community Trust is a learning disabilities charity and a values based organisation. Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to the people we support and learners. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of the people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to become all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer.
All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. Communication is undertaken via email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.
We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours and have life skills and genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities.
Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage.
Safeguarding is a priority for us. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support, and we expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Linkage pays full regard to safer recruitment practices, and we ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the organisation.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: From £26,564.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you hold a Level 3 qualification in Information, Advice & Guidance or equivalent?
Work Location: In person
