Exams Officer

at  Kings School

HOURS: 37 HOURS, 41 WEEKS

We are looking for an enthusiastic and approachable person to join our excellent school support team.
You will work alongside our wider Admin team of general and specialised administrative staff. At Kings’ we recognise and appreciate the invaluable contribution support staff provide, their work is essential to the daily operation and management of Kings’.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
· Demonstrate personal dynamism, energy, and enthusiasm.
· Be organised and a strong communicator.
· Support the SLT and Office admin manager with general admin duties.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

· To be responsible for managing the effective and efficient administration of external examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations (on behalf of the JCQ member awarding bodies[1]) and/or awarding body rules for exams administration in a consistent and secure fashion, thereby helping to maintain the integrity of the assessment process
· To support the Head of centre in ensuring that the centre is compliant with the JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements in order to ensure the security and integrity of the examinations/assessments at all times
· To act on behalf of, and be the main point of contact for, the centre in matters relating to the general administration of awarding body examinations and assessments
· To closely liaise with key stakeholders (external and internal) to ensure exams administration processes are strictly followed and key deadlines met
· To ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with the regulations
· Through taking an ethical approach and working proactively to avoid malpractice among students and staff, supports the head of centre in taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of any malpractice/maladministration before, during the course of and after examinations have taken place

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Maintain and develop systems to manage and coordinate all aspects of the exams administration process
· Comply with JCQ and awarding body regulations, guidance and instructions and keep abreast of developments/changes/updates
· Oversee (as the main administrator) and manage appropriate access rights for relevant internal stakeholders using JCQ and awarding body online tools
· Contribute to the creation/review/update of exam-related policies/procedures as required by the regulations and accurately reflect working practices in the centre
· Support the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) (or equivalent role) in implementing examination access arrangements and reasonable adjustments for eligible candidates (processing approval applications and requesting modified papers by the published deadlines)
· Effectively managed the examination entries process
· Recruit, train, update and manage a team of invigilators
· Manage the arrangements for the timetabling, rooming, seating, resourcing and invigilation of examinations in accordance with the regulations
· Effectively manage the conduct of examinations in accordance with JCQ regulations and/or awarding body rules
· Effectively manage the examination results and post-results process
· Undertake training, update or review sessions as required
· Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and responsibilities of the role as may be required by the head of centre/SLT responsible for examinations
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £24,205.00-£26,631.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In perso