Admissions Assistant (x2 posts)

Admissions Office

We are currently recruiting Admissions Assistants to provide administrative support within the Admissions Office. The role of Admissions Assistant is to provide advice and guidance to people seeking entry to the University and to also provide advice and guidance to academic staff across the University of Worcester.

Registry Services is the central academic and administrative support department of the University. It has five main sections:

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  Admissions deals with applications for full and part-time degree courses, HNDs, nursing and teaching qualifications It is also first point of contact for queries about courses at the University of Worcester and gives advice to potential students on a number of issues including how to make an application to the University, entry requirements, Open Days and Applicant Days.
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  Student Records maintains students’ personal and academic details and deals with all matters relating to student progression and includes: Registration and enrolment, production of timetables, including examination timetables, submission of Independent Studies and proposals, recording of module results, examinations and pass-lists, production of transcripts, HND and degree certificates, Awards Ceremonies, procedures for the suspension of study, transferring to another course, transferring to another institution, withdrawing from the Institution, changing mode of attendance, maintenance of student details, status and progression, allocation of personal tutors, processing of student loans, and Council Tax exemption forms and responding to reference requests.
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  Complaints & Appeals deals with student complaints, student appeals and claims for mitigating circumstances.
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  Programme Advice and guidance provides assistance to students in the planning and registration of modules that make up a programmes of study.
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  Timetabling deals with the planning, coordination and publication of the University teaching timetable and the operation of the University’s ad hoc room bookings.

For any informal queries about this vacancy please contact Francesca Fairhurst via f.fairhurst@worc.ac.uk