Exams Officer

Job Title: Exams Officer                       

Status: Permanent, 37 hours per week   

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 27th July 2025

Assessment Centre Date: Thursday 7th August 2025

Overview

The Exams Department play a pivotal role in the learner journey and experience at Reaseheath College. Supporting assessments across Further Education, Higher Education and Apprenticeships, the exams department are responsible for coordinating a wide range of awarding bodies to ensure the smooth running of the examinations in line with the College examination policies and procedures. This is a fast paced and demanding department with competing priorities during the exams period.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Exams Officer to join a dynamic and busy team who, working closely with academic and support staff, seek to maximise the use and development of our student record system.

The purpose of the role is to support the Student Exams Manager with the preparation of college exams as well as motivating the exams team to deliver examination materials and resources accurately and efficiently. The main responsibility of the Exams Officer is to oversee the maintenance and development of the Exam Module system, administration and organisation of exams, ensuring compliance and contribute to the smooth running of the examinations across the College.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within an exams environment, in particular from a secondary or further education sector. They will be able to work to tight deadlines, with high volumes of data and have a keen eye for detail.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver effective communication with awarding bodies, teaching staff and students on all aspects of the examination process
• Ensure compliance with all College and awarding body examination policies.
• Act as the Exams Team Deputy, serving as the main point of contact for all exam related queries in the absence of the Student Exams Managers.
• Support the wider Exams Team with room changes, ensuring exam rooms are set up appropriately, as well as handling and delivering examination material securely across campus
• Work with the Learning Skills Centre to ensure all student Exam Access Arrangements are received and reasonable adjustments are made.
   

The successful candidate will have:

• Level 3 Qualification or relevant exams experience
• Level 2 Maths & English or equivalent (Grade 4 or GCSE Grade C).
• Ability to assist with manual handling duties and allocation of examination resources across campus.
• Confident with using college system software, and accurately inputting data
• Experience of working in exams within a secondary or FE sector would be desirable.

We can offer you:

• 35 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• A two-week festive/New Year shut down
• Generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 20.8%
• Enhanced sick pay of up to 6 months full pay depending upon service
• On site gym membership available
• Pluxee reward scheme
   

For more information, please refer to the additional job description.

Please note this role constitutes ‘regulated activity’ as defined by the Protection of Freedom Act 2012. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with barred list information prior to starting employment. You must also have the right to work in the UK and will be required to provide evidence to support this. In addition, online checks will be carried out during the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Reaseheath College is committed to achieving its public sector general equality duty, which is set out in the Equality Act 2010. The College has a clear mission and clear values, which incorporate equality, diversity and inclusion.

The College staff recruitment and selection process, CPD processes, policies and practice are designed to ensure that when employment decisions are made, they are based solely on the skills and qualities required for the position and comply with all relevant employment legislation and best practice standards.

Disability Support

The College is a Disability Confident Employer and will support any reasonable adjustments you require to perform your best during the recruitment process. You can contact the HR team at humanresources@reaseheath.ac.uk should you require any adjustments during either your application or during the assessment centre.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised close date if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

We do not accept applications or speculative CVs through recruitment agencies.