Administration Support Officer

Do you have exams and administration experience within a school environment? Support Harris Academy Peckham  in the smooth running of our exam office and wider academy. We are looking for a Administration Support Officer to work within our Exams Office, provide administrative assistance and to support our Vice Principals.

Why work at Harris Academy Peckham?

• A place where all flourish, all feel valued and where achievement is the key to success.
• An opportunity to join an ambitious academy at the heart of the local community, working with experienced and inspirational leaders towards an outstanding future.
• The combination of the traditional values of good manners, strong discipline and respect with excellent teaching.
• Generous Harris benefits package and excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• To provide PA service to the Vice Principals including managing his/her diaries and booking appointments
• To liaise with subject Achievement Directors regarding examination entry requirements as scheduled.
• Producing students’ examination timetables and disseminating the information via tutors.
• Producing a staff invigilation timetable and cover for Invigilators if necessary.
• Ensuring all staff and parents are fully informed of examination details.
• Displaying and updating the exams notice board.
• Completing examination entries using BROMCOM.
• Organising the setting up of the examination area, ensuring the right notices are displayed and all required equipment is present.
• Delivering examination scripts to the Invigilators on the day of the exam.
• Safe keeping of examination registers and seating plans before and after external examinations.
• Liaising with the SENCO and ensuring special arrangements are in place.
• Making alternative arrangements for students with examination clashes.
• Ensuring all estimated grades are returned to the appropriate Examination Boards.
• Taking delivery of and checking examination scripts and ensuring these are kept in a secure place. Keys to be distributed to relevant staff.
• Organising the distribution of all external examination results and producing the required analysis for relevant parties.
• Dealing with problems arising from the issue of examination results.
• Dispatching examination scripts as outlined by the Examination Boards, including coursework.
• Familiarising supervision staff/invigilating staff with invigilation procedures.
• Circulating all exam publications to relevant staff.
• Arranging the collection of examination certificates.
• To upload and maintain baseline data for students – including KS2/KS3/CAT/FFT data.
• To produce baseline data list for staff.
• Support on the half termly reporting process on the MIS, whilst liaising with the Assistant Principal responsible for ARR.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to communicate with students from a range of different backgrounds
• Skilled in the use of databases
• Skilled in the use of Excel and PivotTables
• Ability to produce user friendly data
• Ability to communicate with parents and other key stakeholders
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to generate ideas and drive solutions
• Ability to work with challenging young people
• Commitment to equality and diversity
• Ability to recruit, organise and manage exam invigilators
• 3 years’ experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment
• Experience in a similar role
• Good standard of general education, including literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to communicate with students from a range of different backgrounds
• Skilled in the use of databases
• Skilled in the use of Excel and PivotTables
• Ability to produce user friendly data
• Ability to communicate with parents and other key stakeholders
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to generate ideas and drive solutions
• Ability to work with challenging young people
• Commitment to equality and diversity
• Ability to recruit, organise and manage exam invigilators

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.