Examinations Officer
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5XFThis job expired on 4 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
4 March 2024 at 9am
Date listed
12 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks, ie 41 weeks per year (but 37 hours per week during period of external exams (approx. 6th May – 28 June), ie 7 weeks excluding half term) 8.30am-4.30pm, four days a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,979-£28,770
Actual salary
- Pro rata £19,686 - £22,500)
Pay scale
- Grade 6 Point 11-17
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualities
Essential
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Calmness under pressure
- Interact with others in a positive way
- Flexibility (to work with and support other teams at quiet times of the year for exams)
- Work with a high degree of accuracy
- Work without close supervision
- Work well both as part of a team and independently, demonstrating initiative to suggest ideas to make improvements)
- Effective interpersonal skills working with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Educated to A level or NVQ3 level
Experience
Essential
- Working in an administration environment
- Managing own workload
- Completing tasks to deadlines
- Working on several different projects/areas at the same time
- Dealing with confidential matters
- Using online tools
- Working with databases and managing data input
Desirable
- Working in a school/college environment
- Managing the examination process within an educational setting
- Complying with the requirements of regulatory bodies
- Advising senior leadership teams
- Managing staff
- Budget management
- Using a management information system (MIS) within an educational setting or equivalent
- Safer recruitment trained
Knowledge skills and abilities
Essential
- Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
- High standard of verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in the use of a range of IT software packages
- Analyse data
- Time management and planning skills to prioritise workload and balance conflicting demands to meet strict deadlines
- Follow relevant policies, procedures and regulation to complete work
- Adapt quickly to changes to regulations and processes
- Deal with enquiries in a professional and sensitive manner
- Work in a confidential manner and observe and adhere to data protection regulations – e.g. Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Desirable
- Manage and maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the exams system
- Aware of the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations or equivalent
- Aware of current developments in the secondary school/college curriculum and examination systems
- Aware of qualifications contributing to performance tables (school and/or college performance measures)
- Undertake relevant training and development opportunities
What the school offers its staff
Join Our Team and Make a Difference in the Quality of Education at Bishops’
I appreciate your interest in this position and hope that the information provided will inspire you to join our mission and vision. Our goal is to cultivate a thriving educational community where every student is valued, so they can flourish and become their best selves. We empower our students to be confident, lifelong learners, responsible citizens, and compassionate individuals both personally and spiritually by knowing, nurturing, and inspiring them.
As a forward-thinking school, Bishops' has an excellent reputation and is dedicated to achieving outstanding performance in all aspects. Our team is committed to fostering positive relationships with staff and students, and we believe in the professional development of all members. If you share our vision and are interested in the position, please download our application form from the website and submit a letter of support that addresses how you meet the Person Specification. I look forward to hearing from you. If you share the School’s vision, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To apply, please complete our application form, available to download from our website, and submit a letter of support which addresses how you meet the Person Specification. Applications should be submitted to vacancies@bishopschester.co.uk by the closing date.
Helen Cairns
Headteacher
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1179 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@bishopschester.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01244313806
School location
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