Exams Officer - Cowes Enterprise College

Job Posted: 7 November 2024

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £25,259.00 - £26,514.00 Annually (Actual) Actual starting salary based on FTE of £27,269
• Industries: Education

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional to oversee and manage all of our examination processes.

The Exams Officer is responsible for managing all aspects of the school’s internal and external examination procedures and ensuring that the process is managed accurately and efficiently so that students have an examination environment that will allow them the best opportunity to succeed.  

The role will require you to have excellent communication skills to ensure effective liaison with Exam Boards, students, staff and Senior Management. Candidates must be flexible, have excellent prioritisation and organisational skills and a keen eye for detail. A high level of IT proficiency is important and prior experience working in an exams department would be an advantage, but not essential as full training will be given.

Cowes Enterprise College is a successful and happy school with strong outcomes. We are part of the Ormiston Academies Trust, a Trust determined to ensure that all young people have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills. Our ambition is to empower students to become independent and confident with the self-belief that they can influence change along with providing the support and guidance to teach them skills they will need in adulthood.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential.  OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust. 

As a member of Ormiston Academies Trust, you will be able to access a range of training and development opportunities.

As an Exams Officer, you will need to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to communicate successfully with students and staff alike. You will have a proven track record of working with a high level of accuracy, professionalism and confidentiality and be a highly organised individual with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.

Although the average hours for the post are 37 per week, you will be required to work in excess of these hours in the approach to and during the main exam season, typically from March to the end of June. Time off in lieu will then be given at other times.

At Cowes, we are keen to ensure that we support the physical and mental wellbeing of our staff.   We offer access to an employee advice service which provides information, helpful resources, and a counselling service.  A discount programme, Vivup, provided by the Ormiston Academies Trust for all staff.  Discounted membership is available for local leisure facilities which include a gym.  Staff are able to access travel discounts for ferries and we provide eyesight tests for VDU users and annual flu vaccinations.  We have free parking on site and we also ensure that tea and coffee is available for you!

If you have any questions, please contact Kirsty Appel, HR Administrator via email: [email protected]

If you want to work with a great team of staff and students, and feel that you have the right skills, please apply before the closing date of 9am on 2 December.  Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

Cowes Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974