Test Centre Administrator (Horley, UK) (25250)

Pearson Education; Horley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Pearson VUE is seeking a Test Centre Administrator for our Horley, UK site. This role is 12 hours per week with varied shifts, starting as early as 7:30am and finishing as late as 7:15pm. The pay rate is £13.60 per hour, paid monthly in arrears, with flexibility to cover sickness or absence.

Ideal candidates will have some office/customer-facing experience and be comfortable in a quiet testing environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years office/multitasking/customer-facing experience.
• Flexible to cover sickness or absence at short notice.
• Based in Horley RH6 7QH with varied shifts starting early.

Responsibilities

• Welcome, greet and check-in customers/test-taking candidates.
• Comply with all exams testing security and procedures and follow company policies using careful judgment.
• Verify customer/candidate personal identification documents and explain the exam testing process/rules.
• Proctor / invigilate candidates while they are completing their exam/test.
• Troubleshoot with internal departments, such as our IT department to fix any technical issues in the Test Centre.
• Some housekeeping duties such as vacuuming floors and sanitizing keyboards/workstations as necessary.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Office multitasking

Flexible

Education

English and Maths qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson, the world's leading learning company with global-reach and market-leading businesses and listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). Pearson VUE is featured on The Forbes list of Best Employers and The Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, and we are recognized in the Best Employers for Diversity 2019 awards.

We are proud to offer an exceptional work environment where you can enjoy job satisfaction and we are now hiring for a Test Centre Administrator to join our successful team in Horley, UK.

Your Opportunity

• 12 hours per week, limited term with a possibility of being fixed term.
• Shifts vary from lunch cover shifts 11.15-15.15, Saturday 7.30-12.15, early or late shifts up to 7.15pm
• this role would suit someone with ideally a minimum of two years office/multitasking/customer facing experience though not essential.
• We require the successful candidate to be flexible to cover sickness or absence at short notice.
• As this role is based in Horley RH6 7QH, travel distance is a considering factor, as our shifts begin from 7.30am and our late finishes are until 7.15pm.
• The pay rate is £13.60 hour, paid to you at the end of every month in arrears.

When you join us as Test Centre Administrator, you can look forward to working as an important part of our worldwide and life-changing organization, along with our talented, motivated colleagues who all share our passion for helping customers throughout their learning and assessment journey.

Your Responsibilities

• Welcome, greet and check-in customers/test-taking candidates.
• Comply with all exams testing security and procedures and follow company policies using careful judgment.
• Verify customer/candidate personal identification documents and explain the exam testing process/rules.
• Proctor / invigilate candidates while they are completing their exam/test.
• Troubleshoot with internal departments, such as our IT department to fix any technical issues in the Test Centre.
• Some housekeeping duties such as vacuuming floors and sanitizing keyboards/workstations as necessary.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to gain experience working with our diverse professional teams ensuring the candidate experience is a positive one. Our ideal applicant will be a true team-player with the availability to work a variety of shifts any day Monday through Sunday. Test Centres are open early in the morning, late at night and weekends, therefore we require a colleague who is flexible.

Our Successful Applicant

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to help people during a very important event in their lives whilst protecting our Pearson VUE exams/test process, therefore we are looking for a friendly and professional team-player with school qualifications in English and Maths. It would be an advantage to have some experience of working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).

You must be flexible to work different days and times and comfortable in a quiet testing environment, with excellent attention to detail, monitoring for restricted behaviour and notice details from a distance. You should be able to sit for long periods of time and escort candidates to and from exam/testing room.

About Us

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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