Examinations & Office Assistant - St Peter's School

About the role

Annualised Hours - 500 hours per annum. £13.05 per hour, pay award pending.

The School seeks to appoint an outstanding Examinations and Office Assistant to join a supportive and committed team.

This is an annualised hours contract that requires flexible working patterns, with higher workload during internal and external exam seasons in November, May and June, and Sixth Form enrolment in September.

To assist the Examinations Manager in the smooth and efficient running and administration of internal and external examinations.

• Support the Examinations Officer in the management and storage of examination papers and examining board stationery.
• Receive and check materials in accordance with examining board rules and regulations, allowing sufficient time to identify and resolve any discrepancies.
• Liaise with appropriate colleagues to determine particular requirements for their subjects.
• Ensure appropriate preparation of all exam venues in accordance with JCQ regulations, including transport of scripts and stationery.
• Oversee invigilators on a day-to-day basis, assisted by the senior invigilator.
• Assist with pupil management in and out of examinations.
• Assist with distribution/collection of examination papers.
• Report any incidents immediately to the Examinations Manager.
• Ensure that at the end of the examination, the venue is left in a suitable condition for the next examination and that stationery and equipment are replenished.
• Transport scripts to the Examinations Office, sort in accordance with attendance registers, check all scripts against register and package under supervision of the Examinations Manager.
• Complete Parcel Force daily log and ensure packages are at reception for collection by assigned time slot.
• Support in the collation and distribution of examinations results and certificates.
• Maintain the results/certificate archive.

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Contribute to overall ethos, work and mission statement of the school.
• Undertake broadly similar duties commensurate with the level of the post as required by the Head teacher.
• Ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection policy Statement at all times.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. A UK-based role;
Right to Work must be established. An online check will be conducted for shortlisted candidates to check suitability to work with children (KCSIE 2025). Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility at St Peter’s School regardless of role or position.

8.00am Wednesday 1st July 2026