The Duke of York’s Royal Military School is excited to appoint an enthusiastic and highly organised Admissions Assistant to join its thriving Admissions and Marketing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in welcoming and supporting prospective families on their journey to joining the School, while contributing to admissions events, enrolment processes, and the smooth day-to-day running of a busy department. With increasing demand from families wishing to join the School, this newly created position offers an exciting opportunity to become part of a fast-paced, growing team and contribute to an exceptional admissions experience.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide administrative support to the Head of Admissions and Registrar, including diary management and confidential tasks.
- Act as a main contact for prospective families, responding to enquiries by phone, email, WhatsApp, and in person.
- Support families through the admissions process from first enquiry to enrolment, ensuring a positive experience.
- Maintain and update student databases and records accurately, ensuring GDPR compliance.
- Help organise and support admissions and marketing events, such as open mornings and private tours.
- Coordinate communication and processes with internal teams (e.g., boarding, finance, academic, pastoral) for new and existing students.
- Assist with admissions reporting, student transition processes, scholarship applications, and provide team cover when needed.

Please refer to the full job description, provided with this advert, for further details on the complete role and responsibilities, or visit the School's website; https://www.doyrms.com/staff-vacancies

Further Information:

This role is Term Time plus 7 weeks, including August working to support Results Days and the summer admissions intake. The starting salary is DYR Band 5.18 – £26,263 FTE per annum (£15,315 pro rata). The position is 25 hours per week, worked across five days (5 hours per day), with occasional flexibility required to support evening, weekend, overnight, and off-site admissions and marketing events, including Open Mornings and Private Tours.

Application Process:

Completed application packs should be emailed to: Recruitment@doyrms.com by Monday 8 June 2026.

Interviews will take place at The Duke of York’s Royal Military School and candidates will be contacted directly with interview dates and times if shortlisted.

Please note that the School reserves the right to close the application deadline earlier than stated, so we encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.