Specialist Assessor (Exam Access Arrangements)

Post Title: Specialist Assessor (Exam Access Arrangements)

Place of Employment: A flexible 4 day week. 3 days at Aston Academy & 1 day at Shirebrook Academy

(can be deployed on any site within the trust)

Hours of Work: 37 Hours per week

Term Time + 5 days

Salary: Band H points 24 – 27 (£31,099 - £33,820)

Pro-rata salary £27,391 - £29,788

(plus an additional 1 week of pay if the appointee has 5 years or more continuous service with the Local Authority)

Appointment: Permanent -To commence ASAP

Closing Date: 9.00am on 3rd February 2023

An opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Assessor, who will support the SENDco and Exam Officer to assess eligibility, write reports and co-ordinate student exam access arrangements as required to ensure all children and young people receive the support they are entitled to in order to achieve their potential, whilst also contributing to all aspects of safeguarding, including child protection.

The successful candidate will have a Level 7 qualification in Access Arrangements or be a qualified specialist assessor, and will be able to work to strict procedures and guidelines, to oversee that agreed arrangements are in place and fully implemented in line with JCQ guidelines and regulations.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to carry out assessments to support applications for student exam access arrangements
• Complete Form 8 reports, filenotes and GDPR forms in line with JCQ regulations.
• Maintain and keep accurate records including recording information on relevant spreadsheets and forms.
• Work closely with exam departments to ensure EAA is processed in an efficient and timely manner.
• Be well organised and able to meet deadlines
• Be able to build and maintain successful relationships with staff and students
• Able to work collaboratively with many colleagues
• Work within our school collaborative – secondary and primary
• Be committed to promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviour
• Able to interest engage and motivate and students to reach their full potential

·      Be committed to promoting the welfare and safety of children

Application Details

For further information and instructions about how to apply, please visit www.astonacademy.org and follow the link to the vacancies section, or contact Melanie Denton if you have any difficulties via vacancies@astoncetrust.org. Applications should be returned to vacancies@astoncetrust.org. Please note CVs / letters will not be accepted.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

Please note if you have not received a reply within three weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.