Examinations Officer - Aylesbury Grammar School

Location: Aylesbury

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a personable, organised, and dedicated candidate to be the Examinations Officer at Aylesbury Grammar School.

Start date: to be negotiated.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 4-5 dependent on experience, actual salary £27,148 - £31,945

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, 41 Weeks per year (term time plus inset, plus two weeks in August)

Closing date: 23/04/2025 10:00

Interviews to be held: Shortly after the closing date

About us

Aylesbury Grammar School is an outstanding school with a reputation for achievement and learning. Our vision is to provide the finest education for our students, rich in opportunities within an inspirational and genuinely caring environment.

Website: http://www.ags.bucks.sch.uk/

About the role

The role is to lead and manage all aspects of internal and external examinations, with the successful candidate able to work under pressure and show initiative.

Working in the Data and Information Team, the salary will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the successful candidate.

For a full Role Profile please see the Recruitment Pack.

About you

For a full Person Specification please see the Recruitment Pack.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01296 484545 

Email: [email protected]

The School reserves the right to appoint a candidate to this post at any stage in the selection process.  AGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.

Aylesbury Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer.The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:- Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. AGS is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. All appointments will be made on merit in a fair and transparent process. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all suitably qualified people. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
  • All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.