Exams And Data Administration Apprentice

  • Company: The Challenger Multi Academy Trust (c/o Kempston Challenger Academy)
  • Location: Bedford, MK42 7EB
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary:
  • Sector: Admin/ Office / HR
  • Ref: VAC-11966
  • Application Deadline Date: 20/10/2019
  • Start Date: 18/11/2019
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:00 Friday 08:00-15:30 TERM TIME ONLY

Brief Description

This role involves working with the Exams and Data team to provide administrative assistance to the Exams Officer including; assisting with the receipt and distribution of exam certificates as well as assisting with the maintenance of student’s records.

Qualifications Required

You will need four GCSEs at grades A*-C or 9-4, or equivalent including maths and English.

Personal Qualities

 Ability to establish high professional standards by personal example
 Ability to relate to staff in a positive and effective manner
 Ability to work to tight deadlines and changing priorities
 Ability to demonstrate patience, tact and diplomacy at all times.
 Ability to work on own initiative and with supervision.
 Able to keep information confidential

Skills Required

 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, listening, oral and no-verbal)
 Ability to fully utilise Windows based software applications
 Ability to multi-task  Ability to pay attention to detail in all aspects of work
 Ability to liaise with outside agencies

Training to be Provided

Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship plus Level 2 Fuctional Skills in maths and English (if required) and Level 2 Functional Skills in ICT. You will also study a range of topics including: IT, Record and document production, Decision making, Planning and organisation, Project management, Policies, Relevant regulations, Stakeholders, Processes and external environment factors.

Future Prospects

The potential of a full time position within the school

Vacancy Detail

This role involves working with the Exams and Data team to provide administrative assistance to the Exams Officer including; assisting with the receipt and distribution of exam certificates as well as assisting with the maintenance of student’s records.

Main duties may include:
 To provide administrative assistance to the Exams Officer
 Understand all examination requirements and communicate these to all staff
 Assist with the receipt and distribution of exam certificates
 Support Parental Engagement Day preparation
 Assist staff with Year 9 Carousel - room classes, staff classes, create timetable and distribute
 To assist with the maintenance of student’s records using SIMS software
 Assist with the collection of data to enable the accurate completion of statistical returns
 Use the Schools Admissions software (SAM) to download new pupil information
 Maintain internal departmental marksheets
 Update ALPS spreadsheets for post 16 progression
 Assist with updating SISRA at each assessment point
 To maintain the privacy and security of all data in accordance with applicable legislation
 To undertake any other duties commensurate with the level of the post

Other Information

The Challenger Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are therefore expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment.

Appointment to this post will be subject to pre-employment checks.

A start date for successful job applicants will not be confirmed until clearance from all pre-employment checks have been obtained.

Please note that the DBS check will reveal ALL convictions, reprimands, cautions and bind overs even if considered as spent within the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. As this post is a regulated activity, a DBS check is essential

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