Vacancy Reference
JOB002074
Job Title
Examinations and Management Information Coordinator
Job Start Date
4 November 2024
Salary Range
FTE £32,076 to £39.186, £29,510 to £36,051 pro rata
Hours Per Week
36.5 hours per week during term time plus two weeks
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
Swanshurst School
Brook Lane
Billesley
Birmingham
B13 0AB
Contact Email
Recruitment@swanshurst.org
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
20 September 202, midday
Job Information

We are seeking to appoint a driven, and strategic-thinking individual to join our successful support staff team and work alongside our Data Manager.

The successful candidate will be a member of the support staff management team, overseeing all aspects of the schools’ examinations and assessments programme. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who wants to play a pivotal role in pupil achievement and for someone who has a keen eye for detail and compliance. The successful candidate will also develop skills in timetabling and logistics for examinations.

The successful person will have very good IT skills particularly in Excel and other Microsoft office packages. An appreciation of school management software e.g., SIMS, would be desirable but not essential, training will be given. The post holder will manage the invigilator team. Training and guidance will be given as required depending on prior experience for HR processes when managing a team of people.

The ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a range of individuals, excellent planning and organisational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail, combined with the ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines is essential. If you feel that you have reached the point in your career where you are ready to progress into a management role or have transferable knowledge and experience, this is the post for you

It is a full-time post working during term-time with 10 additional days to support examination results in August.

What you will need to succeed:

  • share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and school
  • be a proactive, innovative and solution-focussed professional
  • be an effective problem solver in order to develop systems at a whole school, department and individual level
  • be highly motivated, able to show initiative and be passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people
  • be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with students, staff, parents, and carers the ability to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you will get in return:

  • professional development – this is the key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training and progression opportunities
  • a competitive salary
  • a competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
  • some elements of flexible working Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll aged 11-19 years.

We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career. Ofsted (2024) judged Swanshurst to be Outstanding for a second time. Our Ofsted report can be found here. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

For further details and an application form please visit the vacancies section of our website or contact recruitment@swanshurst.org.

 Applicants requesting an online application form must also submit a signed copy of their application either at the point of being called for interview or as soon as possible after the closing date.

Please submit all completed applications to recruitment@swanshurst.org

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
How to submit your application
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