Admissions and Transitions Coordinator - Spring Hill School

Role Description

Admissions and Transitions Coordinator

Cambian Spring Hill School, Ripon, North Yorkshire

40 hours per week, term time

Salary of £29,827.20

Join our team as an Admissions and Transitions Coordinator at Cambian Spring Hill School and make a real difference in young lives!

The Opportunity

Are you a highly organised professional with a passion for supporting young people? Cambian Spring Hill School is seeking an Admissions and Transitions Coordinator to manage our vital student referral, assessment, and transition pathways. Reporting directly to the Principal, you will be the welcoming face of our school and the engine behind smooth, child-centred transitions.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate Admissions: Manage the end-to-end referral process, working closely with our Commissioning Team and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to review paperwork and schedule assessments.
• Plan Transitions: Design and execute robust, bespoke transition plans for children and young people entering or leaving our care.
• Advocate & Collaborate: Attend LAC, CIN, and EHCP meetings, keeping meticulous records and building strong bonds with families, social workers, and partner agencies.
• Track Success: Maintain accurate data, audit files, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: Background in education, residential care, or social care—ideally working with SEND, SEMH, or autistic young people.
• Skills: Outstanding organization, sharp communication, and a knack for multi-tasking under pressure.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with statutory reviews (EHCP, LAC, CIN) and commissioning workflows.
• Attributes: An empathetic, resilient, and collaborative team player who prioritises safeguarding above all else.

Positives at Spring Hill

• Therapy and trauma informed approach to supporting children to fulfil their potential
• Low arousal setting, to build a bigger world for each pupil at a pace they are happy to travel at, building in self-regulation and advocacy skills along the way
• Many pupils achieve GCSEs
• Destinations include A Levels, technical and vocational education and in the longer term the paid workforce
• Values driven, pupil centric and a beautiful rural school setting, with free parking
• Supporting learning through themes that support innovation and creativity across living and learning, under pinned by Preparing for Adulthood.

Ready to apply?

Click the Apply Now button to start your journey with Cambian Spring Hill School!

Requirements for DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks, it may extend the processing time.

The Cambian Group are an equal opportunities employer.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a Disability Confident Leader.