Examinations Officer

Location

Westminster, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

The Examinations Officer leads the School Examinations Team and is supported and line-managed by the Deputy Head Academic.

You will be the main point of contact between the school and the examination/awarding bodies and will need to liaise with the Senior Leadership Team (in particular the Deputy Head Academic), the SEN Department, Heads of Department, teaching staff, candidates and parents/guardians. You will also be responsible for the organisation and work of any examination invigilators and/or facilitators.

You will have experience within a school examinations team and previous experience of managing a team would be valuable. Essential skills for this role include the ability to remain calm under pressure and a high attention to detail.

You will need to be familiar with the regulations laid down by the awarding bodies and with JCQ and ensure the school remains compliant.

It is a requirement that the Examinations Officer is available in school on the days preceding and following the days of A level, IGCSE and GCSE results: these dates currently fall in August. It is also necessary for the Examinations Officer to be available at least on email (and with access to the internet) for students and parents during the ‘priority’ period of enquiries about results (usually the week after the publication of A Level results).

Our benefits package includes:

• Wellbeing Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Cover
• Free school lunch during term time
• Interest free travel and computer purchase loans
• The Francis Holland Schools Rewards Hub offering a vast range of retail and entertainment discounts
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, subject to eligibility
• 50% fee remission for own daughters attending the school
• The Trust offers a Stakeholder Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution levels of 13.5% subject to the employee paying 3%.

For more information and to apply online, please click the apply button to be taken to our careers portal.

Closing date: 10.00am on 13 March 2024.

Interview date: w/c 18th March 24.

Early application is advised. Applications will be assessed in order of receipt, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Statutory checks including a satisfactory DBS certificate and references will be a requirement for this role. This role is classed as regulated activity with children as it involves teaching, training or supervising children on a day-to-day basis and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.

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