Admissions Assistant at Harrow School

Location: 5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Full-Time

Hours Per Week: 40

Weeks Per Year: All year round

Closing Date: Midnight, Sun 12th Jul, 2026

Positions Available: 1

About This Role:

Monday to Friday 09.00 - 17.00, 40 hours per week, all year round with occasional weekends.

Responsibilities:

• The Admissions Office is the gateway to the School.
• The Admissions team works with a wide range of parents, boys, prep schools and junior schools to identify and guide prospective boys and their parents from initial enquiry, through testing, to an offer being made and accepted.
• Your primary role is to assist and support the wider Admissions team with a range of administration tasks such as greeting parents to the office and on open days, processing tests, applications and acceptances, and updating the records and databases.

Qualifications:

• You will have previously worked in a similar position within a busy office or customer service environment.
• You should have general office administration experience, a good working knowledge of MS Office computer systems, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to deal with a variety of individuals professionally, possess excellent time management skills, attention to detail and be able to prioritise.

Benefits:

• Flexible working after the six-month training period.
• Free lunches.
• Automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme.
• Use of the School’s swimming pool and gym.
• Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.

Environment:

Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 840 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. The Admission/Registry team is responsible for initial registration and deposit processes, testing, making offers to successful boys and enrolling them onto the School’s pupil database. The enrolment experience of every family, from initial enquiry, through application, testing, selection and ultimately to being offered a place is central to the work of the Admissions department, who strive to ensure that every step of the process is clear, consistent, customer focused and well managed.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

Child Protection and Safeguarding:

Harrow School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures at all times. In the event of a successful application, candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and prohibition checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions and cautions must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the Harrow School.