King Edward VII School · Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Examinations Administrator
37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year
(term time plus 2 weeks)
Grade 4 Point 7-12
£26,403 to £28,598 per annum FTE
(actual £23,873 to £25,858 per annum)
Permanent contract
Start date – 1 September 2026
We have a vacancy for a
confident, enthusiastic Examinations Administrator to provide high quality support
to our Examinations Team at our Upper School site.
The post holder will be
required to assist the Examinations Administration Manager with all aspects of
School external and internal examinations for Key Stage 4 and 5. This will
involve assisting with the organisation of examination entries and sessions,
preparation of timetables and the distribution of results in conjunction with
the data team, along with day-to-day organisation of, and support to, examination
invigilators. The role will also require the post holder to undertake general
administrative/clerical duties.
The successful candidate
will:
be very well organised and efficient have a confident and professional manner be a skilled ICT practitioner, with excellent Microsoft
Excel skills have very good interpersonal skills have a strong organisational ability be able to work flexible hours especially during the exams
period
Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the
whole suite of Microsoft Office software and be comfortable using Word and
Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and
whilst familiarity with this piece of software is not essential the successful
candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use this central source of
management information on a daily basis.
We are
committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and
young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful
candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service
declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants
are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating
Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.
This post is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be
required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve
regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this
post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.
Amendments to the Exceptions Order
1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are
“protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be
taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions
and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.
Shortlisted candidates w