UCAS Advisor & Oxbridge Coordinator

Ensure all school safeguarding procedures are adhered to. Assist the Assistant Head for Sixth Form to ensure the UCAS process, from enquiry to application to offer, is streamlined and efficient. Work with students to allow for excellent outcomes. Assist the Assistant Head for Sixth Form with managing our Oxbridge applications and programme Main Responsibilities: To support Sixth Form students with their online UCAS application, ensuring that it is completed accurately and in good time To respond quickly to all directions from the Assistant Head for Sixth Form and Heads of Years 12 and 13. To keep careful records and liaise closely with the Sixth Form Team on the UCAS application progress. To ensure that appointments are made throughout the day with high priority students, ensuring they are ready to send off their application. To be persistent in tracking down elusive students, by visiting lessons and tutor periods when necessary. Coordinating the Oxbridge application process, including timelines, key deadlines, and communication with students, parents, and staff Organising admissions interviews, preparation sessions, and external opportunities, ensuring students are appropriately entered and informed Supporting students with the practical elements of applications (e.g. UCAS completion, test registration), and signposting academic support where needed Maintaining accurate records of applicants, progress, and outcomes, and liaising with Sixth Form leaders and subject staff To support Sixth Form students to consider their options for university, employment and further education on leaving school. To help students narrow down their choices, ensuring that the opportunities they apply for are realistic based on their academic progress. To encourage young people to make choices that are based on first-hand knowledge and experience through visits to universities. To advise students on the steps on the UCAS card, ensuring that they follow these systematically and unders