SIMS, Data & Exams Officer - Glan Y Mor School
Salary: £26,607 - £29,769
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About the vacancy
Vacancy ID: 1275
Organisation: Schools
Section: Glan Y Mor School
Number of vacancies: 1
Contract type: Temporary/Secondment - Term Time Only
Contract end date: 31 December 2025
Location: Llanelli
Grade: Grade E +4%
Salary: £26,607 - £29,769
Hourly Rate : £13.79 - £15.43
Contract Hours: 37
Come and join our team
Required for as soon as possible a full time temporary excellent data and exams manager, based at Ysgol Glan-y-Mor School, to support and manage the school data systems and examination series' for this calendar year, until March 2026 initially.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role in our school. Reporting to a member of the leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the efficient input/extraction, calculation, analysis and assessment of pupil data on SIMS and other packages. They will also be responsible for the effective administration of all internal examinations and statutory tests for both Key Stages 3 & 4 in accordance with the regulations of awarding bodies.
This key role supports the school in striving to raise standards of teaching and learning. The post includes responsibility for organisation and administration of all aspects of the school's external and internal examination processes and will need a flexible approach to working hours at times, as the workload changes across the academic year.
This is an important and challenging role which involves close interaction with pupils, teaching staff, the Senior Leadership Team and managing a team of invigilators. You must have a high standard of literacy, numeracy and communication skills, as well as excellent understanding of IT systems. Familiarity with SIMS would be an advantage. The role may offer the opportunity for some hybrid/remote working, through reasonable planning and negotiation, when tasks are appropriate.
Glan-y-Môr and Bryngwyn School are part of a federation that strives to develop excellent standards and opportunities for all its pupils. In this context, the successful candidate would be expected to work collaboratively and closely with colleagues across the federation and could be based in either school. It is expected that the post holder will work two weeks of the summer holiday, to coincide with the release of the external examinations results.
DBS level: An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk.
Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.
Closing Date: 02/02/2025, 23:55
The Rewards
* Competitive salary
* Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
* Access to staff health and wellbeing support
* Personal development and career progression
* Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
* Flexible working and family friendly policies
Additional Information
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