All Locations:

Plymouth

Salary Details:

TSAT Pay Group 5 Pro rata £23,554 - £28,104 for hours and weeks stated (£31,558 - £37,654 FTE)

Function:

Support Staff

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours Per Week:

Weeks Per Year:

Required Start Date:

1st September

Interview Date:

17th July 2024

Advertising End Date:

07 Jul 2024

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Examinations Officer

About The Role

Plymouth High School for Girls is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Examinations Officer to run all aspects of internal and external examinations at our friendly Girls’ Grammar school. The ideal candidate will have recent and successful experience of managing examinations in a secondary school, be a confident user of a variety of computer and web based platforms and be an excellent communicator.

PHSG is part of a large Multi-Academy Trust so there will be plenty of opportunities to work with other examinations officers to share best practice, develop your skills and work collaboratively.

If you enjoy working in a school setting, have examinations administration experience, are motivated by delivering a high quality and accurate service and want to make a difference, this could be the post for you.

This post will be for term time only plus 2 additional weeks over the summer holidays. Times of working hours will be discussed at interview.

You will also be required to undertake occasional Saturday morning hours (3 mornings per year) for the 11+ Examinations during June and September.

What you will need to succeed:

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Job Description

Proficient in administrative/clerical tasks and able to manage the day to day requirements of the examination system
Able to maintain, input and manage examination data for public exams, the 11+ process and internal assessments
Attention to detail and accurate record keeping
Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft 365
Highly organised and flexible with a solutions focused approach to work and a willingness to support colleagues in their organisation of their professional development
Self-motivated and able to prioritise tasks to ensure that tasks are completed
Good communication skills with a kind and empathetic approach
Ability to cope with conflicting demands, deadlines and interruptions. To work to tight deadlines in a methodical manner observing confidentiality at all times.
A good standard of education, including GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or above
Able to work closely with staff and students
Previous and successful experience as an examinations officer would be desirable
SIMS system knowledge and knowledge of examinations computer systems would be desirable

About Us

Plymouth High believes as much in preparing its students for life as it does their school years, shown by our motto “For life, not school, we learn”, drives all that we do.

Plymouth High School for Girls is a City selective Grammar school with a good reputation for providing an engaging curriculum within a supportive and encouraging environment. Students are happy at our school and enjoy the benefits of well taught and engaging lessons along with extensive extra-curricular opportunities. We are a small school with a friendly feel where people work flexibly and collaboratively to give our students the best possible experience.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Hampshire and Plymouth.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

Think about their Thinking
Be their Best self
Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

Click Here To view our Trust video to gain an insight into The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

What our Trust will offer you:

The opportunity to work with and support happy well-behaved children who are excited about learning and work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos.
Vast support network from senior leaders and colleagues within the school and our Trust including excellent CPD opportunities and career pathways
An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
As a Trust we aim to foster a culture of appreciation with our fantastic Colleague recognition scheme
Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to Thinking You - A 24/7 employee assistance programme for legal, financial, emergency health or lifestyle support
Support staff have access to ‘Discount for Teachers’ with a huge range of money saving deals and vouchers
A ‘Refer a Friend’ incentive scheme

Next steps:

If you are interested in working at our friendly school, benefitting from a supportive network of colleagues across our Trust, and are keen to progress your career then please apply today!

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

If you are interested in working at our school, please direct any question you may have to the Head’s PA, Vicki Benwell, [email protected]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email [email protected]

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