Overview
and Responsibilities
Exams Officer/Higher Level Teaching Assistant– Aurora Wilden View
Location : Torton, Kidderminster
Contract Type : Permanent, Term time only
Hours : hours per week
Hourly Rate :£. - £. per hour
Annual Salary: £,. - £,. actual salary
Closing Date: Thursday th April
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
About Aurora Wilden View
Are you ready to make a transformative impact in the lives of young people with SEMH needs and associated challenging behaviour linked to Autistic Spectrum Conditions? Do you have the ambition and drive to inspire the next generation who have already experienced a turbulent time prior to joining us? Can you be their stability and their champion? If so, we want you to join our dynamic and collaborative team at Aurora Wilden View!
Aurora Wilden View is a beautiful, purposeful school set in a acre site with huge potential as we celebrate our one year anniversary since opening. We want to offer the best for our young people and this means enhancing our curriculum offer and ensuring our young people have access to a wide range of pathways to allow them to move to the next stage of their development.
The role:
As our Exams Officer, you will manage the school examination systems including importing, exporting and accuracy checking, in accordance with school deadlines. You will be responsible for managing the effective and efficient administration of internal and external examination in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations (on behalf of the JCQ member awarding bodies ) and/or awarding body rules for examination administration in a consistent and secure fashion, thereby helping to maintain the integrity of the assessment process.
The role of exams officer requires actions and duties at particular times and dates. The HLTA role will fit around these requirements.
The purpose of the Higher Level Teaching Assistant is to support the Teacher with all elements of the day to day running of the class and to teach whole classes, groups and individual lessons in consultation with the class Teacher on a regular basis across a range of classes.
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
1. Successful recent experience working with children of relevant age in a learning environment.
2. Level 3 (or equivalent) award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable.
3. Possess good Literacy and Numeracy skills – equivalent to at least Basic Skills Level 2/GCSE ‘C’ grade in English & Maths.
4. Recent training in relevant learning strategies,. Literacy/Numeracy.
5. Ability to use own initiative and work independently
6. Ability to work calmly under pressure.
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
7. Full training and continued support
8. Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
9. Free lunch during your working day
10. Perkbox subscription
11. Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
12. Car lease scheme
13. Bike to work scheme
14. Free parking
15. Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
Apply/Enquiries
If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact