Admission Assistant

Haileybury Almaty prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our community and expects all staff to share the same commitment. Our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy outlines the measures we have in place to ensure the safety of all students. As part of our safer recruitment process, online searches, extensive checks and references will be conducted.

Haileybury Almaty is an equal opportunity employer and as such treats all job applicants and staff with equal respect free from unjustifiable discrimination.

As an international British independent school in Almaty, we are looking for Admission Assistant.

Admission Assistant at Haileybury Almaty School shall provide administrative support to the Admission Manager. Admission Assistant must display a high degree of professionalism & diplomacy in dealing with the visitors, students, and staff, parents and outside partners.

Responsibilities:

• Interpreting and providing basic and accurate information about the school and admissions procedure in-person, via phone calls, email and messengers.
• Responsible for the processing of incoming documents to include sorting, screening, and scanning to help determine student application status.
• Enter, update, analyze, student data in the school system. Entering and providing accurate information through various software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook for communication and tracking of student files.
• Accurately maintaining the departmental archive and pupils’ personal files.
• Responsible for entrance assessment registration and invigilation.
• Assisting in organizing Admissions events.

Requirements:

• Qualifications: Bachelor degree.
• Experience is desirable in Educational Sector.
• Highly organized and proactive with excellent interpersonal skills, along with a keen eye for detail
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, in English. IELTS 7.0 or above is desirable.

• Be highly competent in the use of the English, Kazakh and Russian languages and have the ability to compose letters and documents when necessary

• Experienced in using a mass mailing system to deliver email communications.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office packages and have knowledge of running data reports from a database.
• Used to working to demanding deadlines and are able to priorities tasks and projects

• High competence in the use of various software packages such as Microsoft windows, Microsoft excel, Microsoft word and Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, Gmail and etc.

• Provided CV in English is preferable.

Work period: Full time contract with 5-day/40-hours working week from 8:00 to 17:00 with 2 days-off on weekends.

Benefits:

• Free breakfasts and lunches during the School term
• Voluntary medical insurance after the probation period
• Paid annual leave of 28 calendar days
• Additional paid Christmas leave (1 week before the New Year)
• School gym and Swimming pool
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities

Haileybury Almaty is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and those connected to the school to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening including reference checks with previous employers and a Police check or equivalent.