Exams Assistant
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School:
Park View School -
Location:
County Durham -
Salary:
SCP 18-22 (Actual annual salary £22,960 - £24,534) -
Hours:
Term-time 30 hours per week (across 5 days), plus up to an extra 2 weeks to be worked during the Summer break (paid in addition) -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
19th Oct 2026
Join our team and help ensure every examination runs smoothly, securely and successfully.
We are looking for an organised, reliable and detail-focused Exams Assistant to support the Examinations Manager in the planning, administration and delivery of internal and external examinations.
This is a varied and important role, helping to ensure examinations are conducted accurately, securely and in accordance with awarding body regulations and school procedures.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised – able to manage competing priorities and meet important deadlines
- Accurate and thorough – with excellent attention to detail
- Calm under pressure – particularly during busy examination periods
- Professional and approachable – able to communicate confidently with students, parents, staff and external organisations
- Trustworthy and discreet – able to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
- IT confident – comfortable maintaining electronic records and learning new systems
- Flexible and dependable – willing to support the school during peak examination periods
Previous experience in examinations, school administration or a similar environment would be advantageous, but the right attitude, organisation and attention to detail are essential.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the smooth running of examinations while becoming part of a supportive school team. You’ll receive relevant training and development and will have the opportunity to build valuable experience across examinations and wider school administration.
For further information and details of how to apply, please see attached and below:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Form (optional)
Park View School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo appropriate pre-employment checks in accordance with the requirements of the role and the organisation’s safeguarding procedures.
Closing date for applications: 19th October 2026 9am
Park View School
Park View School is a successful, forward thinking, and happy school where students of all abilities, aptitudes and social backgrounds achieve. This has given us a reputation for excellence within the locality of which we are exceptionally proud. We have been at the heart of Chester-le-Street since 1911, first as the town’s grammar school and latterly as its largest Academy. Our roots in the community are long-established and inform all that we do: thus, although we are innovative and offer children a 21st Century education of real worth, we cherish and foster traditional values and high aspiration. Park View is a split-site school across three locations in Chester-le-Street.
To succeed in our ambition, we work closely in partnership with parents and carers. We rely upon support from home and are delighted that the vast majority of our families make an unconditional commitment to trust their children to our care, reinforcing our standards by supporting school actions. It is this mutual trust which sits at the heart of the school and is one of our greatest strengths.
We have excellent transport links: the school is situated half a mile from Junction 63 of the A1(M) motorway, and the local train station is only 5 minutes walk from our main school site. Chester-le-Street also has a wide variety of leisure facilities, all within walking distance of our school.
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