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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and efficient Exams Officer to join Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School. We are seeking an enthusiastic professional to manage our diverse examination portfolio. Reporting directly to the Head of Centre (the School Lead), you will be the administrative lead for our May/June and November public examinations. This role is pivotal in ensuring that each exam series is well organised, calmly managed and compliant, so that our students and any private candidates using Elmfield as their exam centre have a positive experience of their exams.
Job Responsibility:
End-to-End Coordination: Oversee the organisation and delivery of all public examinations.
In addition to the public examination series, the role involves overseeing a variety of assessment formats, such as mock exams, non-examination assessments
Exam Authorities: Manage the specific requirements of all our various exam boards, ensuring that all entries and administrative tasks are handled with precision.
Access Arrangements: Work closely with our Access Arrangements Coordinator and Assessor to coordinate and implement Access Arrangements, ensuring that all eligible students receive the appropriate support in their exams in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Liaison & Compliance: Act as the primary point of contact between the school, the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), and our various exam boards (currently AQA, Pearson Edexcel, Cambridge OCR and Cambridge International).
Administrative tasks: Carry out essential JCQ administrative tasks to ensure full compliance by: national register maintenance, secure handling protocols, conflict of interest management and inspection readiness.
Private Candidates: A key feature of this role involves liaising directly with our private candidates and their families, assessing and managing their unique entry requirements, and ensuring they are fully supported throughout the exam process.
Staff Leadership: Recruit, train, and lead a team of exam invigilators (mainly Elmfield staff members but likely also to include a small number of external invigilators).
IT and Data Management: Use Google Docs and the exam boards’ secure websites to manage entries, access arrangements, special consideration, results, and post-results services, ensuring at all times that candidates’ personal data is kept secure.
Financial Management: Working in conjunction with the Finance team, ensure that private candidate fees are paid promptly and in full. Avoiding penalty/late fees from awarding bodies
Other Duties: Carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by the Head of Centre or Senior Leadership Team that are commensurate with the nature and grade of the post.
Requirements:
Detail-Oriented: A keen eye for detail is essential and you will need to demonstrate the ability to maintain strict regulatory compliance as required by all the exam boards we use.
Excellent Communicator: You must be professional and empathetic when dealing with the Head of Centre, other members of school staff, our students and their families, and our private candidate and their families, and when contacting exam board staff.
Tech-Savvy: A high level of IT proficiency is vital for navigating our various exam board websites.
Experience: Previous experience in exam administration is highly desirable but not essential. We are happy to provide full 'on the job' and external training for the right candidate.