Exams Officer

Teaching Personnel; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A welcoming secondary school in Bolton is seeking an Exams Officer to start ASAP. The role involves managing the administration of examinations per JCQ regulations, supporting the senior leadership team, and ensuring compliance and integrity during the examination process. Candidates should have the appropriate qualifications and training for the role. The position is temporary, running from February 2nd to June 12th, with working hours Monday to Thursday from 8am to 3:30pm and Friday from 8am to 12:30pm. Pay ranges from £25,000 to £30,000.

Benefits

Free child protection training

Assistance with enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Appropriate qualifications and training for the role required.
• Experience with JCQ regulations and examinations administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage effective administration of external and internal examinations.
• Support the senior leadership team in compliance with JCQ regulations.
• Act as main point of contact for examination administration matters.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure exams processes are followed.
• Understand key dates and deadlines set by JCQ and awarding bodies.
• Ensure examinations are conducted following all relevant regulations.
• Proactively prevent malpractice before, during, and after assessments.

Job description

A fantastic opportunity awaits at a welcoming and inclusive secondary school in Bolton for an Exams Officer to start ASAP.

Purpose of the role

• To be responsible for managing the effective and efficient management and administration of all external (and internal) examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations (on behalf of the JCQ member awarding bodies) and/or awarding body rules and requirements for exams administration in a consistent and secure fashion, thereby helping to maintain the integrity and security of the examination and assessment process.
• To provide support, advice and guidance to the head of centre / senior leadership team in ensuring that the centre is compliant with the JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements to ensure the security and integrity of the examinations and 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.
• To understand JCQ and awarding body key dates and deadlines and have in place robust procedures to ensure these are met.
• To ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with all relevant 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 (which includes maladministration) before, during the course of and after examinations / assessments have taken place.

Hours

Monday - Thursday 8am - 15:30pm

Friday 8am - 12:30pm

Contract length

2nd February - 12th June

Pay

£25,000 - £30,000

Submit your CV and a brief personal statement outlining your interest and what you hope to gain from this opportunity.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.