Exams Officer

Malton School, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7NH

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  18 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Term Time Plus One Week 1200 Hours in total per Academic Year to be worked flexibly Full Time during Exam Weeks and Part Time during Non Exam Weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £29,064 - £31,357 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Malton School is seeking a well-organised, efficient and reliable Exams Officer to join our dedicated support staff team. This is a key administrative role at the heart of the school, ensuring the smooth running of all internal and external examinations. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the full exams process, from registering candidates and managing entries to preparing timetables, arranging invigilation, and ensuring that examinations are conducted in line with awarding body regulations.

We are looking for someone who is calm under pressure, accurate in their work and able to manage multiple deadlines. Excellent communication, organisation and IT skills are essential, as the role involves working closely with staff, students, parents and exam boards. Previous experience in exams administration would be an advantage, but training will be provided for the right person.

What the school offers its staff

At Malton School, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming and supportive community where every member of staff plays a vital role in helping our students achieve their best. This position offers an opportunity to make a real difference in a busy and rewarding environment. For the successful candidate we offer:

• A welcoming school where staff / student relationships are excellent

• A vibrant, supportive community which engenders a real sense of belonging

• The opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team.

• A varied and interesting role

• A coaching culture which is a key focus for bespoke staff development.

Flexible working opportunities

This role is for 30 hours per week for 40 weeks per year (1200 in total). We are looking for someone to work full time during the 16 week exam periods (approx 45 hours per week) and then drop to part time during non-exam periods (approx 20 hours per week).

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Malton School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1041 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Malton School website
• Email address: cmh@malton.pmat.academy
• Phone number: 01653 692828
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/malton-school-malton

Malton School serves a wide rural area of Central Ryedale, as well as the town of Malton itself. We currently have 1041 students on roll, including 254 in the Sixth Form; there are 62 teaching staff and 72 support staff. We are fully comprehensive. Our staff student relationships are excellent. Behaviour is extremely good. Most of our students move on to university and many of them to Russell Group universities. We offer a very happy and supportive community in which colleagues can further develop their career. The school is over-subscribed.

The school operates an iPad for Learning Scheme. Every member of staff has an iPad as well as a laptop and all students have an iPad.

The school has joined the Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust and Teaching School Hub and we are also a member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance. We share staff development programmes and opportunities within the MAT and the alliance, including leadership development and support for early career teachers.

Malton School is a friendly school providing a happy environment for personal development.

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