Salary: Grade 6, £28,565 - £30,390 per annum pro rata. Approximate pro rata £24,104 - £25,644 per annum (0.84383 FTE)

About us and the role

We are currently looking to appoint an Exams Officer who will have responsibility for a range of activities associated with the recording, reporting and administration of all exams data concerning students

The ideal candidate will have had previous experience of working in an exams office or as an exams officer in a school environment.

Avanti Fields School is an all-through, faith designated (Hindu) state school which welcomed the first intake of Year 7 students in September 2018. The school is rapidly expanding and will grow year by year to a full cohort of 1,320. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues its journey to outstanding.

The staff at Avanti Fields School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• A strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight
• Great opportunities for professional development
• O2 discounts
• NUS Card
• Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Access to multiple well-being programmes
• Cycle to work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
• Plus many more

What will you do?

• Provide SLT with exam schedules and update the school website and other systems.
• Line manage the Invigilators and ensure they carry out their essential daily duties during exams.
• Support the management users and permissions within ARBOR and other key Trust systems.
• Collate information and statistics and prepare reports as required by the Business Support Manager, SLT & Principal.

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

What are we looking for?

• Good general standard of education with qualifications to at least ‘A’ level standard or equivalent
• Experience of working in an office and data-driven environment
• Degree level of qualification
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.