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Scale 6 (Point 18 – £35,520 to Point 20 – £36,585 Full time) Prorated salary range is likely to be approx: £31,337 – £32,276, (dependant on experience, week per year and continuous service). Based on working 35 hours per week, Term time plus 10 days.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Barking Abbey School for someone to join our growing exams team due to expansion of the school.

This role is integral to the daily smooth operation of the school and will provide a hardworking, highly skilled and ambitious administrator with great opportunities for growth and development and to gain specialist knowledge and skills around the examination processes and procedures in schools.

The role will be varied, and at times fast paced, enabling the successful candidate to develop skills and specialisms with software, data, and legislation regulations relating to examinations.

The successful candidate will have:

• A strong background and experience in administration.

• A can do and positive attitude.

• The ability to prioritise and plan workload and think of innovative solutions to solve problems.

• A commitment to Barking Abbey’s high expectations and ethos.

• A desire to work collaboratively and to make a real contribution to the progress of a growing professional service department in school.

• Great communication skills with the ability to manage, manipulate and interpret data.

• Great ICT skills, in particular a willingness to learn and master new software.

• A willingness to work flexibly in a varied role .

• The successful candidate will need to be flexible regarding working hours and location in order to meet the needs of the school in particular during busy exam periods.

In return we can offer:

• A school where we get to know our students and staff well, find out what they are good at and develop their talents.

• A supportive and encouraging staff team.

• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school.

• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management.

• A school where we get to know our students and staff well, find out what they are good at and develop their talents.

• A professional, friendly and supportive working environment.

• A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems.

Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.

The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline station.

Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.

In return we offer:

• A supportive and encouraging staff team

• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school

• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management

• A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems

“Pupils learn and achieve very well... Pupils across both sites are happy and safe at Barking Abbey School…Pupils are motivated to work hard and enjoy positive working relationships with staff... Students new to the Sixth Form commented on how welcoming, inclusive and diverse the community is… Leaders prioritise aspiration and ambition.” (Ofsted, December 2022)

Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:

https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/

Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal OpportunitiesEmployer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process,including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.

Salary range

£31,337 - £32,276 per year