Admissions Assistant
Permanent; Full-time, Full year or Term time considered
Closing date: Midday on Wednesday 10 September 2025
Haileybury is seeking a dedicated and proactive Admissions Assistant to lead on visa and immigration processes and organisation of family visits, while supporting the delivery of a high-quality, seamless experience for families throughout the admissions journey.
Role
The Admissions Assistant plays a key role in a busy and high-profile department, delivering an exceptional service to prospective families and supporting the Director of Marketing and Admissions, as well as the wider Admissions team, in ensuring the smooth and effective operation of all admissions processes.
As the primary point of contact for immigration-related enquiries, the post-holder will manage all procedures and documentation relating to the sponsorship of international pupils. This includes working closely with parents, Admissions colleagues, immigration legal partners, and Housemasters/Housemistresses to ensure full compliance with immigration requirements and that all processes are followed accurately and to deadline.
The successful candidate will possess strong organisation and administrative abilities with excellent attention to detail. They will have experience of working in a customer service environment, both in person and through digital and phone communication.
Flexibility in working arrangements will be considered; the role may be contracted on a full year (52 weeks) or term-time plus six weeks (39 weeks) basis.
Please see the candidate brief for further information.
About Haileybury
Haileybury is an outstanding independent co-educational boarding and day school of around 900 pupils aged 11 to 18. Established in 1862, the School is situated on a beautiful 500-acre estate in Hertfordshire.
Haileybury has an outstanding national and international reputation, and was recently judged by the ISI to be excellent in all areas.
Benefits offered include membership of the Operations staff pension scheme, lunch in the School’s Dining Hall (subject to hours of work), and use of the School’s facilities including gyms, a swimming pool, tennis club, and our health and wellbeing centres.
How to apply
To apply for the above position, please complete the application form in full, with reference to the job description and return it to hr@haileybury.com by Midday on Wednesday 10 September 2025.
Further information and an application form can also be obtained from our website: https://www.haileybury.com/working-at-haileybury/support-staff-vacancies/admissions-assistant-2/
Please be aware that we cannot consider an application unless the application form has been filled in completely, including details of your full employment history.
The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date; candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
The School has a diverse pupil body and is committed to its strategy of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds to enrich our collective knowledge and experience. Appointments will be made on merit.
Haileybury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection vetting, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person