We are looking to appoint a Boarding Admissions Manager at Woodhouse Grove School, located in Yorkshire.
The Boarding Admissions Manager will be responsible for recruiting boarding students, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for prospective families through the admissions process. This role involves recruiting, evaluating and enrolling students while fostering strong relationships with families, agents and key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a strategic mindset and a passion for the transformative power of boarding school education. They will also be committed to upholding the Grovian values of integrity, excellence and community.
This position is full-time or 4 days a week, all year-round with occasional evening and weekend responsibilities. Flexible hours between term time and out-of-term working could be discussed.
International travel is required for recruitment and networking events. The position will be office-based or a hybrid role but with the need for regular engagement in school activities and events. Variations to working patterns can be discussed.
The salary for this role will reflect the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
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Job Description
Location: Woodhouse Grove School, Bradford, England
Reports To: Director of Marketing & Commerce
The Boarding Admissions Manager is responsible for recruiting boarding students, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for prospective families through the admissions process. This role involves recruiting, evaluating and enrolling students while fostering strong relationships with families, agents and key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a strategic
mindset and a passion for the transformative power of boarding school education. They will also be committed to upholding the Grovian values of integrity, excellence, and community.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement marketing and recruitment strategies to attract domestic and international boarding students, ensuring excellence and community engagement in line with Grovian traditions.
- Manage the admissions process from initial inquiry to enrolment, ensuring efficiency and a high level of customer service.
- Conduct tours, interviews, and informational sessions with prospective students, families and agents, showcasing the distinctive boarding experience and values of the school.
- Build and maintain relationships with educational consultants and agents to support recruitment efforts.
- Organise and participate in recruitment fairs, school visits and marketing events locally and internationally.
- Plan, promote and deliver an annual Immersion Programme.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to develop promotional materials and digital campaigns that effectively communicate the boarding school experience.
- Evaluate applications, review academic records, complete required testing and coordinate with relevant staff for admission decisions.
- Maintain accurate and updated records in the admissions database.
- Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and competitor analysis to enhance recruitment.
- Provide all relevant academic and pastoral information acquired during the admissions process to colleagues, ensuring a smooth transition for new boarders into the Grovian community.
- Ensure all families are aware that boarding students must have guardianship cover in accordance with the school’s Guardianship Policy.
- Work with the Admissions department to ensure full UKVI compliance, maintaining the record of active agents and sharing this termly with UKVI.
- Manage the agents’ commission budget, ensuring all active agents have signed a formal Agency Agreement and updating Accounts with any changes.
- For potential new agents, seek formal confidential referencing to ensure their professional integrity.
- Work with the Admissions team to support recruitment across the whole school including day recruitment if required.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in education, marketing, business administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in admissions, recruitment, or a similar role within a boarding school or educational institution
- Strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills.
- Ability to build rapport with diverse families and stakeholders while embodying the Grovian ethos of inclusivity and academic excellence.
- Familiarity with international student recruitment and visa processes.
- Proficiency in admissions soft
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills; with good attention to detail and the ability to use initiative and prioritise workload without constant supervision
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
- Able to work as part of a team or independently.
- A commitment to the values and mission of boarding school education, particularly those embedded in Grovian tradition.
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The Application Process
Applications should be made on Woodhouse Grove Application forms, which are available from the school
website www.woodhousegrove.co.uk/school‐info/vacancies
Letters of application (no more than one side of paper) together with the completed application form
should be addressed to or emailed:
Mrs Sam Cadman
WOODHOUSE GROVE SCHOOL
APPERLEY BRIDGE
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD10 0NR
TELEPHONE: 0113 250 2477
EMAIL: RECRUITMENT@WOODHOUSEGROVE.CO.UK
DEADLINE MONDAY 7th APRIL 2025
The salary for this role will reflect the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
Woodhouse Grove School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
This appointment will be conditional upon successful pre‐employment and DBS checks.
All applicants must read the information on our website regarding further employment checks,
equal opportunities and our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
www.woodhousegrove.co.uk/school‐info/vacancies
