Head of Admissions

Admissions Office | Whole School

**About the School**

Canberra Grammar School is a leading co-educational independent Anglican School founded in 1929. The School’s main campus is set on 20 hectares at the foot of Red Hill, just south of Lake Burley Griffin, close to Parliament House and the lively social precincts of Manuka and Kingston.

CGS is committed to delivering the highest standard of education, inspiring students to achieve personal excellence within a warm and inclusive community environment. The School is a vibrant and rewarding workplace with a strong commitment to professional learning and to nurturing excellent conditions in a superb campus environment. The School employs staff who are passionate and energetic in their profession and who place student learning and well-being at the forefront of all they do.

**Benefits of Working at CGS**

CGS is an employer that promotes staff excellence and offers a range of additional benefits, including:

- A highly competitive salary and superannuation of 12% (for permanent staff)
- Attractive salary packaging arrangements
- Complimentary barista-made coffee daily
- Delicious daily morning tea and discounted lunches
- Access to the onsite health clinic and annual influenza vaccinations
- Employee assistance programmes
- School fee concessions
- Staff awards programme and generous professional development funding.

**About the Role**

The Head of Admissions role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a high-profile, dynamic, and growing School. The Admissions Team has undergone significant change and has overseen the rapid expansion of the School across the full age range in recent years. The new Head of Admissions will have the rewarding challenge of building upon recent successes to ensure that the School continues to expand its appeal to current and prospective families and offers the most informative, satisfying, and personally engaging admissions experience of any school in Canberra.

**About You**
- Tertiary or post-graduate qualifications in Business, Sales, Marketing, or other relevant fields, or extensive experience in high-level administrative roles, ideally in an educational context
- Strategic capabilities and experience including the development of strategic implementation plans, accountability measures, training plans, and system and process implementation
- Knowledge of contemporary admissions strategies
- Change management capabilities and knowledge with skills in building influence
- Advanced systems thinking for process development and implementation as well as strong IT skills and a willingness to engage positively with new and existing technology and IT systems
- Excellent written, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills to engage warmly, openly, and tactfully with all members of the school community, including staff, students, and parents
- Demonstrated ability to liaise with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences
- A clear, concise, accurate, and personable writing and speaking style
- Demonstrated ability to readily alternate between strategic and operational modes of work
- Experience in similar roles or in dealing with student admissions, communications, marketing, event management, and administration in an educational context
- Possess a warm, friendly, welcoming, and helpful point of contact for prospective families, offering access to information about the School and Admissions procedures
- Self-motivation, efficiency, focus, and determination to provide excellent performance and service
- A progressive vision for the role and for best practices in the field
- An excellent sense of judgement and discretion with which to handle sensitive and personal information
- Strong attention to detail as well as an ability to prioritise and seek assistance when necessary

**All staff are required to have**:

- Appropriate qualifications
- A valid ACT Working with Vulnerable People card
- A current Police Clearance; and
- The right to be, live, and work in Australia.

**How to Apply**

1. Please click ‘Apply’ button and submit the following documents:

- Cover letter (addressing the selection criteria on the Position Description)
- Resume/CV