Senior Exams Assistant (Fixed Term)

Join Colchester Institute – Where Your Career Makes a Difference

At Colchester Institute, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities. As one of the leading providers of education and training in the region, we are proud to offer a dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking working environment.

We are seeking a Senior Exams Assistant (Fixed Term) to join our team. In this role you will liaise with staff, students and examination awarding bodies to ensure all students are entered and scheduled appropriately. You will ensure that all examinations are conducted in compliance with JCQ and awarding body regulations and make sure processes run smoothly, creating a positive experience for all stakeholders.

Job title: Senior Exams Assistant (Fixed Term)

Full Time, Fixed Term Contract

About the role:

• Administrative procedures for student entry with examination bodies
• Develop good working relationships with Curriculum Area Heads
• Develop good working relationships with the Additional Learning Support team to ensure all students requiring Access Arrangements have approval from the awarding body and approved arrangements are put in place.
• Administering procedures for examinations including liaison with colleagues on invigilation and accommodation, ensuring that examination body regulations are publicised and adhered to, collection and mailing completed scripts and making appropriate arrangements for students with exam access requirements or clashes of examinations
• Ensuring that specialised stationery and examination scripts are securely stored, prepared and dispatched in accordance with awarding body regulations.
• Assist with the training of and the support to invigilators, ensuring their knowledge is updated on a regular basis in line with JCQ and awarding body regulations.

Essential Experience:

• Experience of working with complex databases for data collection, input, tracking and reporting.
• Experience of dealing with people at all levels and of all ages, both in person, on the telephone and communicating by letter/email
• Experience of working in a busy administrative team environment, managing own workloads and various conflicting priorities
• Excellent IT experience, including Microsoft Office products to produce clear and accurate communications, using information from databases and a wide range of communications media

Essential Qualifications:

• Education to level 3 or above and/or a professional qualification in relevant subject area or equivalent
• Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics GCSE 4+ or C and above / CSE Level 1 / O-Level C or above / Level 2 Adult Numeracy or Literacy or equivalent

Why join us?

At Colchester Institute, we value our staff and invest in their growth. Joining us means becoming part of a vibrant community dedicated to excellence in education and training. If you are passionate about making a difference and inspiring the next generation, we would love to hear from you.

We do not engage with recruitment or search agencies unless they have been officially contracted in line with our PSL.