About the Role

We are recruiting for a dynamic and enthusiastic Admissions Secretary. The Front of House team is responsible for delivering outstanding customer service, maintaining strong communication with parents, handling queries, and being the liaison between other school personnel.

The candidate will organise and manage the admission procedures of students. Will be responsible for ensuring all students are registered in accordance with the GEMS enrollment process and the specific governing body. You will support the Registrar on the annual enrollment process and work closely with the Government Relations Executive (GRE) to ensure all transfer certificates meet school requirements. You will also be responsible for following up on outstanding offers and admissions processes and maintaining or creating files for all new applicants.

About Your Benefits

- Meet with prospective parents; explain admission procedures, curriculum, fees structures and MOE regulations. Provide assistance to ensure all admissions documentation is completed effectively

- Respond to all enrolment inquiries, telephone calls and email, courteously and in a timely manner.

- Assist current students with Visa, Verification of Enrolment and other letters as requested.

- Prepare reports for the School Principal/CEO and the Corporate Office of current enrolments, waiting lists and the status of vacant seats. In addition, provide statistical reports on students (nationalities, age, gender, etc) as required.

- Update, maintain and manage the student information OASIS database ensuring that up to date information is available on a daily basis. Maintain communication with other GEMS schools Registrars in a similar target market and ensure that prospective parents are steered to an alternative school if chosen school is currently at full capacity.

- Assist in preparing all Exit documentation for students withdrawing from the school (Transcripts, Transfer Certificates, etc.).

- Maintain and create files for all new applicants, new students, current students, exiting students and alumni\xe2\x80\x99s.

About GEMS

Trusted for over 60 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 170,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division.

About the School

GEMS FirstPoint School (FPS) opened in 2014, it is positioned in the heart of The Villa community in Dubai. It is a Premium British Curriculum School, providing an excellent standard of education for over 1650 students from FS1 to Year 13, with exciting plans to expand further in the coming years.

The school has grown rapidly and continues to be popular with families from across Dubai with over 90 nationalities represented. FPS is housed in state-of-the-art buildings with a separate sports and performing arts centre, swimming pools, theatre, sports hall, dance, drama and music rooms. Our main building contains specialist facilities such as a robotics and electronics lab, food technology kitchen, textiles and design suite, fully equipped Design Technology workshops, science labs and much more. The school prides itself on being inclusive and values-driven, creating a learning environment that promotes innovation and a love of learning.

The curriculum offers a full, broad and balanced range of learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom, with a particular emphasis on digital technology which is taught to all year groups. As part of the vibrant local community, our students have the opportunity to study Arabic, Islamic Studies, Moral Education and UAE Social Studies, while working towards globally recognized A Levels, GCSEs and BTECs in a broad selection of subjects.

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