Exams Officer

Welcome

The College combines great facilities with quality teaching and high standards, including a multi-million pound building, providing state of the art technology enabled learning resource centre, drama studio and café.

We will offer you a warm welcome to NewVIc - a place where all ambitions are celebrated. As one of the largest sixth form colleges in London, we are a non-selective, diverse and secular college, proud to have launched over 50,000 young people onto university, training and employment since we were founded in 1992.

The College is currently graded as Good by Ofsted, and Outstanding for our provision of personal development, behaviour and welfare. We are very proud to be a three-time silver award winner at the Pearson National Teaching Awards, where in 2020, we made history by becoming the first ever provider to win two awards in a single year.

We believe that everybody has the power to make a positive impact on society - small changes that add up to make the world a better place.

Our motto is: Diverse in Ambition, United in Success
Job Advert

We are recruiting for an Examinations Officer, someone who will provide support in the day-to-day operational management of the Examinations department.

Within the role, you will also be responsible for centre liaison with appropriate awarding bodies and academic staff regarding registrations, access arrangements, results, and certificates. You will coordinate Invigilators, examination timetables, storage, and the distribution of exam papers as well as the collection and submission of exam papers. You will be responsible for the internal collection and external processing of all awarding body results and processes.

We are looking for someone who is qualified to at least Level 3 or with the equivalent level of experience and who has experience of working in an examinations environment. You will have experience of working with and complying with centrally established procedures and externally imposed regulations and be able to demonstrate, through experience, education and training, the ability to understand and carry out administrative duties..

You will be able to communicate effectively at all levels, and have excellent skills in numeracy and IT, including the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email. You will be able to work effectively under pressure, to strict deadlines and without direct supervision.

This is a pivotal role contributing to the success of NewVIc learners.

We are a non-selective, diverse and secular college, proud to have launched over 50,000 young people onto university, training and employment since we were founded in 1992. We will offer you a warm welcome to NewVIc - a place where all ambitions are celebrated.

At NewVIc, we have a unique commitment to social impact - which means we support our staff and students to have a positive effect on the world. We believe that everybody has the power to make a positive impact on society - small changes that add up to make the world a better place.

Our motto is: Diverse in Ambition, United in Success

Whats in it for you?

We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including:
Competitive holiday entitlement, plus bank holidays
Generous Pension Scheme: Teacher pension or Local Government Scheme
Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling service
Travel Loan. Interest free loans to assist staff with meeting travel costs (T&Cs apply)
Excellent CPD opportunities for all staff
An incredible team of staff who are highly skilled, dynamic, and passionate about ensuring all our students receive the best overcome during their time at NewVic
Free access to our on-site gym
Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts to the latest home and Technology across all categories. (TECH Scheme)
Free onsite parking
Three Wellbeing Days
All staff members are eligible for a free annual eye health checkup, and a contribution towards spectacles. We also offer staff members an optional annual flu vaccination, and provide access to occupational health.
We are part of Cyclescheme, the UKs most popular cycle-to-work benefit. Equality, diversity and inclusion

At NewVic we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all our activities for everyone who learns and works here. We respect and value differences and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We create a safe and trusting professional environment where people are treated well and equally.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures.

This role will be starting as soon as possible depending on the notice period for successful candidates.

Closing date: 12 noon on Thursday 20th June 2024

Selection date: Week commencing 1st July 2024

Please note that we do not accept CVs
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Whats in it for you?

We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme, onsite parking, cycle to work, onsite canteen, TECH Scheme, Eye Care support and full access to the onsite gym.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support. We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in senior roles, including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), people with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment.

We actively seek enhanced DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures.

This role will be starting as soon as possible depending on notice period for successful candidates

Please note that we do not accept CVs

Please email Jobs@newvic.ac.uk if you have any queries.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Note to candidates

NewVIc strives to be an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Due to the nature of our business and environment, the post for which you are applying is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, which means that candidates must disclose spent convictions, cautions and reprimands. A copy of our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Policy is available on request.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Complete the application form

Please read the job description and the person specification carefully. Consider the extent to which you meet the person specification, and illustrate this in your applications personal statement. You can include all relevant experience, including voluntary work.

We appreciate that if you are applying for a first post, you may have limited direct experience of some aspects of the work. This should not stop you from applying as long as you feel that overall you can show that you meet the criteria for the post.

When we draw up a longlist of candidates, we select those who most closely match the person specification. Unfortunately, we often receive applications where the candidate has not taken this into account. It is rare for these candidates to be longlisted.

You should give evidence of how you meet the criteria - please dont just quote them. You can write a paragraph on each requirement in turn, showing how you meet it. However, this might restrict your ability to present yourself as you wish. You may, therefore, organise your supporting statement more freely, while still considering the criteria.

Your application may be word-processed or handwritten. Good presentation and accurate expression are expected.

Your supporting statement should strictly be no more than 1,200 words.
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