Exams Officer

School:  Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy

Location: Arnold, Nottinghamshire

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time plus 2 weeks

Contract Term: 15 hours per week during non-exam periods; 37 hours a week during exam periods (minimum 14 weeks per year and subject to change)

Band: OLOL Band 4, NJC Scale Points 11 - 17

Salary: Actual Salary Band £10,675 to £12,021 per annum

Start date: January 2022

Closing date: Monday 6 December 2021

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our highly professional, friendly, support team at Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy. 

You will work closely with the Data and Exams Manager and the senior leadership team to ensure the efficient and effective process of examination entry through to results management, ensuring compliance with Examination Boards’ and School policies, procedures and timescales and be the first point of contact for key staff within school regards examinations. 

This is an important role within school and so we are looking to appoint someone who is flexible, pro-active and well organised. 

The successful applicant will have:

- GCSEs (Grade C or above in English and Maths)

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills 

- Strong IT skills (Word, Excel) for general administration and support student learning.

- Strong organisational and time management skills.

We can offer:

- wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best

- a team of talented and highly committed staff

- a supportive working environment with excellent facilities

- a commitment to outstanding CPD opportunities for all staff through our position as a lead school in the Trust’s Teaching School Alliance

- access to the Local Government Pension scheme, with employer contributions of over 20%

- professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme

- our commitment to nationally agreed terms and conditions.

For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact 0115 9556262.  Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. 

Closing date: Monday 6 December 2021 (9.00 am)

The Trust and Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. 

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 21 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.  Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s CPD Hub.

Why work for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust?

• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We have a specialised CPD Hub to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD for all our staff. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.

• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 21 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.

• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.

• Cycle to Work Scheme – you will save money as well as improve your mental health and wellbeing and reduce your Carbon Footprint.

• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.

• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for support staff.

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