Examinations Officer

FERNDOWN UPPER SCHOOL; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferndown Upper School is seeking an Examinations Officer to provide administrative and operational support throughout the examination cycle. You will ensure candidates are accurately entered for examinations, manage examination materials securely, and assist with smooth session delivery.

The role requires excellent organisation and communication, numeracy and computer literacy, and experience with databases and Excel. Commitment to safeguarding and flexibility to workload are essential.

Qualifications

• Numerate and computer literate with data administration experience.
• Experience of using databases and excellent knowledge of Excel.
• Experience working within a school environment would be advantageous.
• Ability to work flexibly dependent on workload.
• Committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support throughout the examination cycle.
• Ensure candidates are accurately entered for examinations.
• Ensure examination materials are securely managed.
• Support students, staff, parents and external agencies to run examination sessions smoothly.

Skills

Numeracy

Data entry

Excel

Organisation

Communication

Tools

Databases

Job description

The Examinations Officer will provide administrative and operational support throughout the examination cycle, ensuring candidates are accurately entered for examinations, examination materials are securely managed, and examination sessions run smoothly. The postholder will contribute to maintaining high standards of compliance and service whilst supporting students, staff, parents and external agencies.
This is a varied and busy role which requires excellent organisation and communication skills along with the ability to work accurately whilst under pressure. The postholder must be numerate and computer literate with relevant data administration experience. Experience of using databases together with an excellent knowledge of Excel is essential. Experience of working within a school environment would be advantageous.
An ability to work flexibly dependent on workload is essential.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Ferndown Upper School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.