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Examinations Officer
Plymouth High School for Girls, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 6HT7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
7 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week, 41 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TSAT Pay Group 5 Pro rata £23,554 - £28,104 for hours and weeks stated (£31,558 - £37,654 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Plymouth High School for Girls is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Examinations Officer to run all aspects of internal and external examinations at our friendly Girls’ Grammar school. The ideal candidate will have recent and successful experience of managing examinations in a secondary school, be a confident user of a variety of computer and web based platforms and be an excellent communicator.
PHSG is part of a large Multi-Academy Trust so there will be plenty of opportunities to work with other examinations officers to share best practice, develop your skills and work collaboratively.
If you enjoy working in a school setting, have examinations administration experience, are motivated by delivering a high quality and accurate service and want to make a difference, this could be the post for you.
This post will be for term time only plus 2 additional weeks over the summer holidays. Times of working hours will be discussed at interview.You will also be required to undertake occasional Saturday morning hours (3 mornings per year) for the 11+ Examinations during June and September.
What you will need to succeed:
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Job Description
- Proficient in administrative/clerical tasks and able to manage the day to day requirements of the examination system
- Able to maintain, input and manage examination data for public exams, the 11+ process and internal assessments
- Attention to detail and accurate record keeping
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft 365
- Highly organised and flexible with a solutions focused approach to work and a willingness to support colleagues in their organisation of their professional development
- Self-motivated and able to prioritise tasks to ensure that tasks are completed
- Good communication skills with a kind and empathetic approach
- Ability to cope with conflicting demands, deadlines and interruptions. To work to tight deadlines in a methodical manner observing confidentiality at all times.
- A good standard of education, including GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or above
- Able to work closely with staff and students
- Previous and successful experience as an examinations officer would be desirable
- SIMS system knowledge and knowledge of examinations computer systems would be desirable
What the school offers its staff
Plymouth High believes as much in preparing its students for life as it does their school years, shown by our motto “For life, not school, we learn”, drives all that we do.
Plymouth High School for Girls is a City selective Grammar school with a good reputation for providing an engaging curriculum within a supportive and encouraging environment. Students are happy at our school and enjoy the benefits of well taught and engaging lessons along with extensive extra-curricular opportunities. We are a small school with a friendly feel where people work flexibly and collaboratively to give our students the best possible experience.
What our Trust will offer you:
- The opportunity to work with and support happy well-behaved children who are excited about learning and work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos.
- Vast support network from senior leaders and colleagues within the school and our Trust including excellent CPD opportunities and career pathways
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
- As a Trust we aim to foster a culture of appreciation with our fantastic Colleague recognition scheme
- Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to Thinking You - A 24/7 employee assistance programme for legal, financial, emergency health or lifestyle support
- Support staff have access to ‘Discount for Teachers’ with a huge range of money saving deals and vouchers
- A ‘Refer a Friend’ incentive scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
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About Plymouth High School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 826 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vicki.benwell@phsg.tsat.uk
Plymouth High believes as much in preparing its students for life as it does their school years, shown by its slogan “For life, not school, we learn”.
“The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school “– Latest Ofsted Report
Plymouth High School for Girls is a City selective Grammar school with a good reputation for providing an engaging curriculum within a supportive and encouraging environment. Students are happy at our school and enjoy the benefits of well taught and engaging lessons along with extensive extra-curricular opportunities. We are a small school with a friendly feel where people work flexibly and collaboratively to give our students the best possible experience.
Arranging a visit to Plymouth High School for Girls
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vicki.benwell@phsg.tsat.uk.
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