Head of Student Recruitment

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Head of Student Recruitment, Weston-super-Mare

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Client:

Weston College

Location:

Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

5

Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Head of Student Recruitment?

This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, however flexible working arrangements and job sharing will be considered for this role.

As the Head of Student Recruitment, you may be required to work at any of our campuses across Weston-super-Mare.

The Head of Student Recruitment will be responsible for leading, and delivering a dynamic, innovative, and inclusive student recruitment strategy that attracts and engages a diverse cohort of prospective learners across all College provision. Working in collaboration with the Director of Student Recruitment and Customer Operations, this role plays a key part in developing recruitment strategies and outreach activities that align with the College's growth, diversity, and progression goals.

Key Tasks and duties

• Lead the delivery of the College's student recruitment strategy, ensuring it is innovative, inclusive, and aligned to College targets and growth areas across full-time, part-time, and adult provision.
• Develop and manage a calendar of student recruitment activity, including school and community outreach, open events, digital campaigns, feeder school engagement, and employer-based recruitment opportunities.
• Lead and inspire the Student Recruitment Team, providing leadership, coaching, and professional development opportunities to ensure the delivery of a high-performing, customer-focused service.

Required skills and qualifications

• Qualified to Level 3 as well as holding Level 3 qualifications in Customer Service and Advice and Guidance.
• Experience of producing, managing and analysing data in order to improve organisational performance.
• Strong IT skills, including use of reporting data / student admissions systems / CRM / database management and development.
• Generous holiday entitlement
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Potential for hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
• Local and national staff discounts
• Free parking across sites
• Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
• Focus on staff wellbeing
• Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
• Annual staff conference with guest speakers
• Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.