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Examinations Officer
Sawston Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BPThis job expired on 27 August 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible, subject to pre-employment checks
Closing date
27 August 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,421.00 - £28,770.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 5, point 12 - 17
Examinations Officer job summary
Hours: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (term time plus training days and 5 days agreed with the Deputy Principal. The post holder will sometimes be expected to work additional hours during the main examination periods)
Working Pattern: 8.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00 am to 3.30 pm Friday
Salary: Scale 5, NJC point 12-17 ( £26,421 - £28,770 FTE pro rata hours/weeks worked)
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Sawston Village College
Sawston Village College is a very successful school and part of Anglian Learning, a high-performing multi-academy trust responsible for 16 schools in West Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, educating over 8000 pupils and employing more than 1000 staff.
Our vision is for dynamic, empowered learners who thrive and lead in their communities: locally, nationally and globally. Our schools are at the heart of their communities and as well as providing a broad, rich, and vibrant curriculum to pupils they also provide sporting, community education and other facilities and opportunities to their local community.
We’re committed to making Anglian Learning a place where everyone feels valued and has equal access to the opportunities our Trust offers. We are always open to discussing flexible working opportunities or making adjustments to ensure you thrive in your role with us.
The Vacancy
We are seeking to appoint a new Examinations Officer to join our hardworking, professional, and supportive team at Sawston Village College in September 2024. The successful candidate will oversee the administration of internal and external examinations across the College. We are looking for a highly motivated, organised, and reliable team player with strong administration, communication, and IT skills.
If you excel at communication, quick thinking, maintaining meticulous attention to detail, and remaining calm under pressure, this role is ideal for you.
Previous experience in an administrative role is essential. While experience in exams administration is desirable, it is not essential as we will provide training and support as required. Experience of working with young people in an educational setting would be advantageous. We are fully committed to ongoing continuous professional development and offer an extremely supportive and positive atmosphere to work in, alongside excellent in-house CPD opportunities.
Application
If you have any inquiries regarding this opportunity or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact the HR team at jobs@sawstonvc.org.
To apply for this vacancy please complete the application process via our website at https://sawstonvc.org/vacancies/, outlining how your skills and experience will enable you to be successful in this role. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
If for any reason you need to apply via an alternative accessible format, please contact us by emailing jobs@sawstonvc.org.
Closing date: Tuesday 27 August 2024 at midnight
Interview date: Monday 2 September 2024
Start date: As soon as possible, subject to pre-employment checks
Please note that we reserve the right to interview prior to the advertised date. For more details, please review the full candidate information pack. We look forward to receiving your applications.
Employee Benefits
Anglian Learning offers the following benefits to staff.
Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme (CARE)
Free membership to all Anglian Leisure Sports Centres – Bassingbourn, Bottisham, Sawston, Joyce Frankland, Linton and Netherhall
20% discount on Adult Education classes run by Anglian Learning schools
Employee assistance programme via Health Assured
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Discounted eye care vouchers
Annual flu jab vouchers
Perkbox staff discounts
Investment in personal development
Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, Anglian Learning will offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system where a role has been deemed to be ‘business critical’. Do contact us to discuss further.
Please note the photo(s) of pupils attached to this notice were used under the legal ground of consent, for the purpose of preparing publications that promote the school.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.
About Sawston Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1194 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sawston Village College website
Thank you very much for your interest in a position at Sawston Village College. We hope the information in this pack will encourage you to apply.
Sawston Village College is a highly successful and welcoming 11–16 academy where pupils are treated with respect and held in positive regard. Named the State 11–16 Secondary School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power list (The Sunday Times, 8 December 2024), we have high expectations and standards and are ambitious for our learners. We work collaboratively to provide an inclusive, safe and calm learning environment in which all pupils can thrive. We have an inspiring and evolving campus with a brand new building opening in 2027.
Our focus is the achievement and wellbeing of our 1,198 pupils within a culture based on community, ambition, respect and endeavour. In 2025, the College achieved outcomes above national averages, including 61% gaining grade 5+ in English and Maths, 37% at grade 7 or above across all subjects and a high Attainment 8 score, enabling pupils to progress successfully to their preferred post-16 pathways.
This success is based on a firm belief that all pupils, whatever their background or ability, deserve to succeed. We are determined to recruit, develop and retain excellent staff through high-quality professional development and a caring, supportive culture. As noted by our Ofsted report in May 2023, Sawston Village College is a highly professional and friendly, caring and enjoyable place in which to work and teach.
Thank you, in anticipation, for the time you will give to your application.
Mr Jonathan Russell
Principal
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