Examinations Officer - Full-time

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-5461-274S
• Posted:22/07/2025
• Pay:Kent Scheme E/Kent Range 7
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:15/08/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:Early September

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Salary: Kent Scheme E/Kent Range 7 (£26,144 actual starting salary / £27,852 full time equivalent)

 Working pattern: 37 hours per week, term time + 3 weeks during holiday periods + 5 training days/twilight equivalents

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated individual as Examinations Officer to join our Support Staff team.  We are looking for a candidate who can work flexibly and proactively within a very important role in school.  The Examinations Officer role is to support an efficient and effective examinations process for the school.

With a strong school administrative background, the model candidate will ideally have previously carried out a Lead Exams Invigilator role or the work undertaken by an Examinations Assistant or is an Examinations Officer looking for their next challenge.

This rewarding post will contribute to the overall school plan and the successful candidate will be required to work alongside the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that all school examinations are carried out in accordance with the appropriate regulations.

The Role:

* Ensuring the smooth running of examinations and exam related functions.

* To build and maintain the school examination timetable, ensuring all students and staff are aware of any updated information in a swift manner.

* Ensuring correct exam entries are in place in advance of deadlines.

* Managing a team of invigilators during school wide examinations.

* Arranging external examinations and assessment for various vocational courses.

* Use of SIMS Course Data Manager software to cross-reference student courses and exam entries.

* A willingness to support with the access arrangements procedures for students as required.

The Ideal Candidate:

* Experience of the Examinations Officer and/or Administrator role/or Lead Examinations Invigilator role.

* Strong communication skills both with adults and students.

* Possess the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy, integrity and confidentiality.

* Be highly organised with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload.

* Have genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student.

Please refer to the accompanying job description for further details related to this role.  Please note that appropriate guidance will be provided for this position and a probationary period will apply.

If you would like any further information, please send an email to our HR Manager, Mrs Lynn O’Neill, and our Assistant Headteacher, Mr Bryan Smith, using the email addresses detailed below. 

addresses:

Mrs Lynn O’Neill: loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk

Mr Bryan Smith: bsmith@stj.kent.sch.uk 

Information about the school

St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We have an extremely strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. Our recent Section 8 Inspection stated that - Pupils flourish in this inclusive school because staff provide high-quality care; Staff are consistently clear with their high expectations and Important values such as ‘excellence for all’ and ‘service to others’ underpin the ambitious culture in place. The school’s 2024 Progress 8 score of +0.11 was the seventh consecutive examination year where the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure, and is a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school.

This is an excellent and exciting time to join our thriving Catholic community and be part of a highly enthusiastic, forward thinking and supportive team.

If you would like to be part of this exciting opportunity, please visit our school website www.stjohnscs.com and click on the Recruitment tab to locate Recruitment Information and Monitoring forms.

Kindly complete the following forms and email them to Mrs L ONeill and Mr B Smith (loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk / bsmith@stj.kent.sch.uk): Application Form, Recruitment Monitoring Form, Consent to Obtain References Form and Staff Recruitment Online Checks Form.

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

This post will be subject to safer recruitment procedures.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs L O'Neill
• Address:St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
• Telephone: 01474 534718
• Email: loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Job Description