Exams Administrator (full time, term time only plus 2 weeks)

Luton Sixth Form College, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7EW

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,305.00 - £25,675.00 Annually (Actual) Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff Pay Spine point 24, £23,305 rising to point 27 £25,675 with annual increments based on service and performance related criteria, (This is the prorated equivalent of the full-time scale £25,786 to £28,408).

Exams Administrator (full time, term time only plus 2 weeks) job summary

Luton Sixth Form College was established in 1966 as the first sixth form college in the Country. Since then, our deep commitment to our young people and our focus on improving outcomes, has ensured that the student experience is rooted in quality and educational excellence. Our impressive track record speaks for itself and our long-serving staff are hardworking, dedicated, feel valued and consider the College to be an amazing place to work.

Examinations Administrator (full time, term time only plus 2 weeks)

Working 37 hours per week, term time only for 39 weeks with an additional 2 weeks when the GCE/GCSE results are issued. Early starts and late finishes are sometimes required in the examinations season. A degree of flexibility is required.

You will provide an efficient and helpful service to students, staff and external candidates in all matters related to examinations including:

To make and maintain examination entry records and submit entries to the examination boards using the secure method of entry in a timely manner and keep up to date with current technology/systems.

To solve clashes, room and seat candidates and produce paperwork for Invigilators to enable them to run each exam session.

To work with integrity to maintain the security and confidentiality of examination papers for both internal and external exams.

We are looking for a candidate who ideally has/is:

Experience of working in high-volume administration role in a busy environment with tight deadlines, which has young people as the prime focus.

Experience of working in an examinations department would be advantageous, but not essential, as training would be provided to the successful candidate.

Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff Pay Spine point 24, £23,305 rising to point 27 £25,675 with annual increments based on service and performance related criteria, (This is the prorated equivalent of the full-time scale £25,786 to £28,408).

Start Date: ASAP

Closing date for all completed application forms: Monday 6th October 2025, at 8:00am

Please note that the College requires candidates wishing to be considered for employment to complete an application form via the My New Term website. The College is unable to accept any standalone CVs submitted. Any CVs that are submitted with a completed application form will be seen as secondary information. As such, shortlisting will be on the basis of the information provided in the application form.

Luton Sixth Form College is an equal opportunity employer. It is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles in the College have contact with children and as such anyone that is employed by the College is considered to be engaged in regulated activities. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Orders 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Offers of employment are subject to evidence of the relevant qualifications, the right to work in the UK, references and DBS clearance that are deemed satisfactory to the College.

To find out more about working at Luton Sixth Form College please visit

Luton Sixth Form College Jobs (lsfcjobs.co.uk)

www.lutonsfc.ac.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Luton Sixth Form College

• School type: College, ages 16 to 99
• Education phase: Sixth_form_or_college
• School size: No information available
• Age range: 16 to 99
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Luton Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/luton-sixth-form-college

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