Starting salary: PO1 (£40,182 – £42,060)
Work location: 48 Station Road, Wood Green, London N22 7TY
Hours per week: 18 per week
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 6 months
Closing date: Sunday, 26th July 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 3rd August 2026
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.
We are looking for an In Year Primary Admissions Officer to join our Schools and Learning Service. In this role you will be responsible for managing primary in year school admissions, ensuring that children moving into the borough are offered school places efficiently, fairly and in line with statutory requirements. You will work closely with schools, families and partner agencies to administer admissions processes, manage pupil placement information, prepare reports and data and support the effective operation of Fair Access arrangements. The role also involves providing guidance to schools, parents, councillors and other stakeholders, while ensuring all admissions activities are delivered within strict deadlines and in accordance with relevant legislation
The Admissions and School Organisation team plays a vital role in supporting children and families to access education. Working collaboratively with schools, Children Missing Education, Elective Home Education, local authorities and other education partners, the team ensures that every child is supported into an appropriate school place as quickly as possible. We are a dedicated customer-focused team that values partnership working continuous improvement and excellent service delivery. Together, we make a meaningful difference to the educational journeys of children and young people across the borough.
We are looking for someone with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload while maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail. You will have experience of working with the public, strong interpersonal and communication skills and the confidence to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Essential requirements include experience using IT systems and Microsoft Office applications, the ability to prepare reports and correspondence to a high standard, effective prioritisation and workload management skills and a good understanding of customer service principles. You will be educated to A-Level standard or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience within admissions or a related field. You will also possess strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent IT capability, the ability to work effectively in a team environment and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service within agreed timescales.
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.
Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.
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