Examinations Officer

Role: Examinations Officer Mossley Hollins High School

Pay Scale: Grade F Point 17-22, starting at Point 17

Actual annual salary: currently £22,045.25 £23,947.61

Hours: 29 hours a week, term time only, plus 5 days

Flexibility in working days will be required to support the school’s examination timetable

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 29 June 2026, 8.00 a.m.

Interview Date: 3 July 2026

Start Date: 3 September 2026

Mossley Hollins High School is seeking to appoint an Examinations Officer. This is a key role in a highly ambitious, oversubscribed school with a strong reputation for academic excellence, staff development and wellbeing.

We are seeking an organised and committed individual to join our Raising Achievement team. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the effective planning, organisation and delivery of all internal and external examinations. You will ensure examinations run smoothly and in full compliance with JCQ regulations, creating the best possible environment for students to perform at their best.

Full training and support will be provided. Working alongside experienced staff, you will build specialist knowledge and develop a range of transferable skills.

This pivotal role would suit a candidate who can demonstrate:

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Effective communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
• The ability to prioritise workload and work calmly under pressure
• Confidence using IT systems and working with data
• High levels of accuracy, professionalism and confidentiality
• Alignment with the school’s values of Manners, Hard Work and Honesty

Interested applicants should complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Application Form available at www.tret.org.uk/vacancies/mossley-hollins-vacancies

Completed applications should be returned to: hr@mossleyhollins.com or Human Resources Department, Mossley Hollins High School, Huddersfield Road, Mossley, via Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL5 9DP.

The Trust

The Tame River Educational Trust was founded in January 2022. You can find more information about the Trust at: https://www.tret.org.uk/ Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by hosting a family of great community-based schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our Trust promotes learning, develops character, values diversity and builds cultural capital. By the age of 16 we want every student to progress to suitably challenging post-16 studies or apprenticeships.

The School

Mossley Hollins High School is an 11-16 Co-Educational Academy in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The school is currently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and serves over 900 students. The school is heavily over-subscribed and has an impressive modern building. We are a happy, academically ambitious and inclusive school and we are passionate about learning. At the heart of everything we do are our deeply held values of manners, hard work and honesty.

Tame River Educational Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.

We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.

The Trust and its schools are dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.