Role: Exam Officer
Location: North West London
Salary £20p/h-£25p/h
Duration: Full time
As an Exam Officer, your role is pivotal in schools and colleges, overseeing the administration, management, and conduct of examinations. Let's delve into the specifics of your responsibilities:
Liaison with Stakeholders: You'll interact with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including students, parents, Heads of Departments, Heads of Years, teachers, reception staff, site staff, IT staff, and awarding organizations.
Stay Informed: Being aware of examination changes each academic year is crucial. Stay up-to-date with any modifications or updates.
Invigilator Management: You'll manage invigilators, which includes training new invigilators and updating existing ones on rules and regulation changes annually.
Policy Updates: Regularly update examination-related policies to ensure compliance.
Examination Entry Process: Handle the examination entry process, including gathering information from teaching staff to ensure accurate and timely student examination entries. This involves making amendments, withdrawals, and other necessary adjustments.
Preparation and Timetabling: Prepare examination timetables for students and staff, create seating plans for examination rooms, brief candidates, staff, and parents, and securely store confidential examination materials.
Access Arrangements: Support the process related to access arrangements (e.g., supporting the SENCo in making applications, rooming, training invigilators, managing emergency access arrangements).
Examination Days: Ensure smooth examination days in accordance with awarding body regulations. This includes preparing for each exam day, handling emergencies, irregularities, malpractice, and collecting and dispatching examination scripts.
Contingency Planning: Be prepared for unexpected situations and have contingency plans in place.
Results Management: Access results electronically, download results from awarding body secure sites, and prepare for disseminating results to each student/candidate.
Post-Results Services: Handle requests and administer post-results services.
Issuing Certificates: Finally, you'll be responsible for issuing examination certificates.
Skills and Experience Needed:
Previously worked in a Similar position
Good organisational and planning skills.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills with various stakeholders.
Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
Familiarity with multiple IT systems.
Capability to work under pressure.
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