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Exam Officer

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL Minerva Centre, Thornthwaite Close, Birmingham, B45 0DS
Salary
£20,344 - £26,317
Closing date
28 Jun 2019
Reference
ES2087

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Exam Officer

£20,344 - £26,317

Hours per week: 36.30, banked hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Establishment Name: CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL

Minerva Centre, Thornthwaite Close, Birmingham, B45 0DS

Job Start Date: 01/09/19

The City of Birmingham School is Birmingham City Council’s Pupil Referral Unit. The School has 8 specialised teaching centres across the city offering personalised educational programme. All appointments are to the school, therefore, you could be asked to work at any centre We have an exciting opportunity for an Examinations Officer, Clerk to the Management Committee and PA to the Leadership Team Exams Officer

The work completed by the exams office is fundamental to ensuring candidates have a positive exams experience and achieve results that reflect their effort and abilities

You will have relevant experience in an educational setting and be comfortable liaising with colleagues and students.

You will have a high attention to detail and be able to remain calm under pressure, often working to tight deadlines.

There are two key aspects of the exams officer induction process:

1. General induction

 gathering information from your centres

 learning about the exam system in England and the role of external organisations such as awarding organisations  familiarising yourself with your own exams office and its systems and processes.

2. Time-critical administration - identifying, when you take up your role, where you are in the annual exam cycle, and what tasks need to be done first in order to meet key deadlines.

Clerk to Management Committee

You will also be the clerk to the schools Management Committee, the skills required this element of the post are as follows;

• Understanding governance

• Advice and guidance

• Significant administrative experience and excellent organisational skills

• Excellent IT skills – Word, Outlook, with intermediate to advanced skills in Excel

• Initiative and self-motivation

• Good interpersonal skills and confidence in dealing with outside agencies, parent/carers and members of the public with tact and diplomacy

Candidates must have excellent literacy and numeracy skills, be skilled in the use of ICT, in particular Word, Excel and CMIS. Successful candidates must have the ability to work without supervision and as part of a team. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

Closing Date: 28/06/2019, 12.00

Information about the school and application pack is available on our website

www.cityofbirminghamschool.com  Application packs are also available by email from

csurecruitment@birmingham.gov.uk  quoting ref: ES2087 or can be downloaded here.

Completed applications should be returned to csurecruitment@birmingham.gov.uk  or posted to Performance, Engagement & Commissioning Services, PO Box 16461, Birmingham, B2 2DB

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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