Job Introduction
Skills & Learning Adult Community Education is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ provider of learning and development opportunities for individuals, communities and businesses across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset and Poole. We improve individual skills and wellbeing, help people get back into work and improve workforce productivity.
Role Purpose
As the largest provider of adult and community learning in Dorset we are looking to recruit an Examination & Accreditations Officer to support us on our journey to ‘outstanding’ and to provide a wide range of administrative and support functions relating to the day-to-day operations of examinations and assessments. Together with a team of Curriculum Administrators with exam administration responsibilities, you will ensure compliance with Awarding Organisation and Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) requirements in respect of all examinations and assessments.
Main Responsibilities
You will co-ordinate day-to-day examination & accreditation activities across the service, including learner registration and certification, examinations room booking, allocation and coordination of invigilators, maintaining accurate learner records, ensuring confidentiality is maintained and the safe storage and transportation of examination and assessment related materials.
You will work flexibly, with the ability to use hot desks in any of our learning centres and BCP Council touch down spaces, plus home working, however the successful candidate must be able to regularly come into our Poole Adult Learning Centre as our main exams centre. You will have a flexible approach to travelling, to work from other centres when required.
The Ideal Candidate
We welcome applications from experienced examinations officers, but also from administrators with excellent computer and customer service skills who may not have examinations experience, as training will be provided.
We are particularly interested in people with excellent communication skills - face to face, over the phone and via e-mail. You will have great attention to detail and good experience of data entry to accurately record and retrieve information using databases and Excel. You will be a good team player, able to work under your own initiative and will meet the requirements of the person specification.
Please visit http://www.skillsandlearningace.com to find out more about our work.
About BCP Council:
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits:
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here >
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
