Admissions Selector (Undergraduate)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

EV salary sacrifice

Gym discount

Postgraduate tuition discount

Staff development

Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking an Admissions Assistant to support applicants through the UCAS process, assess applications, and apply offers or refusals in a fair and transparent manner. You will handle administration with strong IT skills and a focus on accuracy, while representing the Admissions Team at recruitment events.

You will have experience in administration and customer service, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Background in administration and customer service.
• Experience in higher education admissions preferred.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a portfolio of courses and guide applicants through the application process.
• Assess UCAS applications and make or apply offers or rejections.
• Check decisions and fee status; ensure fairness and transparency.

Skills

IT skills

Administrative skills

Attention to detail

Working under pressure

Communication

Database familiarity

Reporting tools

Teamwork / independence

Education

Higher education admissions experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Taking ownership of a portfolio of courses you will provide an outstanding experience for our applicants throughout their application process. Assessing UCAS applications you will make and apply offers or unsuccessful decisions for these applicants in a fair, consistent, and transparent way. You will also be checking decisions made by other members of the team and assessing the fee status of applicants. Strong organisation and prioritisation skills are essential to working in our fast-paced environment. You will also occasionally be involved in representing the Admissions Team and the University as part of student recruitment activities, including occasional attendance at recruitment fairs.

With a background in administration and customer service, you will enjoy working in a dynamic environment where a high level of accuracy is key. Ideally, you will have worked within higher education admissions, however, if you have other relevant experience please apply.

You will also have:

• a high standard of IT and administrative skills including the use of email and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc)
• excellent attention to detail
• an ability to stay calm and work efficiently and accurately under pressure
• effective communication skills, to adapt to supporting applicants, parents/guardians,, academic staff, external organisations, or other members of the team
• confidence using databases and reporting tools
• the ability to work effectively in a team and independently, including managing your workload according to the team's priorities

You will also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, particularly when supporting enquiries from prospective undergraduate students and their representatives.

This is a part-time, permanent position working 21.9 hours per week (0.6 fte). As with all members of our Undergraduate Admissions Team, a small amount of weekend working is required in June - October to support university open days and key results periods in August. The ability to take annual leave during August may also be limited. Interviews will take place week commencing 21 September 2026. For an informal discussion about the role please contact one of our UG Admissions Selection Officers - Louisa Norris () or Sophie Thal-Jantzen ().

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We're very proud to be a signatory of the . an accredited ; , committed to .

What we can offer you We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
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• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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Be Well at Bath

We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive