Vacancies
Administrative & Finance Assistant with responsibility for Student Services
Administrative & Finance Assistant with responsibility for Student Services
Dorset Grade 5, Actual Salary £16,935
30 hours per week (8.30am – 3.30pm) term time only plus 1 inset day
Are you looking to join a supportive and innovative team? The Purbeck School are in search of an enthusiastic Administrative & Officer to help us continue our journey toward excellence. This is a fantastic time to join The Purbeck School, which is currently thriving as part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing Student Services, dealing with daily student enquiries, the school shop and provide efficient administrative and finance support as well as undertaking general office duties, to include data input, photocopying and filing. They will also be required to administer first aid to our students and staff for which training will be provided.
Informal visits are welcomed, or if you have any questions please contact Sarah Penney on spenney@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
The closing date for applications is Noon Monday 28th April 2025
Cover Supervisor
XS 10.7 COVER SUPERVISOR
GRADE 6, ACTUAL SALARY £18,350 - £19,243
32 HOURS PER WEEK
TERM TIME ONLY, PLUS ONE INSET DAY
PERMANENT POSITION
START DATE – 1st SEPTEMBER 2025
We are looking for a responsible, well-organised person to supervise students in the classroom in the absence of the subject teacher.
You will be required to have the necessary skills to manage classroom activities and be concerned for student progress during the period of supervision.
Recent successful experience as a Teaching Assistant or similar position within an educational environment would be desirable.
5 GCSE’s Grade C or equivalent to include English and Maths is essential
This role provides excellent career progression for someone considering training to become a teacher
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Further details are available via the school website.
www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk Closing date: Monday 28th April 2025
Email: spenney@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk T: 01929 550077
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Exams Invigilator
Exams Invigilator
XS 9.8 GRADE 3
Casual zero hours contract
£12.65 hourly rate
From January 2025
Main job purpose
This is a school-based role, primarily concerned with the conduct of public examinations in accordance with strict regulations.
The primary purpose of the Examination Invigilator is to supervise candidates who are engaged in taking public examinations. Examination Invigilators must act strictly in accordance with the regulations set out for the conduct of examinations by the Joint Council for General Qualifications. Examination Invigilators will also act in accordance with school or examination centre policy for the conduct of internal and external examinations.
Examination Invigilators will have high expectations of all candidates and respect for their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
Main responsibilities and duties
Examination Invigilation is likely to include the following core elements to be carried out in strict accordance with the aforementioned regulations:
1. To check that the arrangements of the examination room remain in compliance with the regulations.
2. To issue the regulatory notices to candidates at the start of the examination.
3. To maintain the security of examination papers, materials and candidate scripts whilst in the Exam Invigilator’s possession.
4. To start, conduct and finish the examination in accordance with the regulations.
5. To complete the attendance register with due attention to the identification of candidates.
6. To supervise candidates with due vigilance during the working of the examination.
7. To respond to any questions from candidates about process and procedures.
8. To deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the examination centre or school’s policies or procedures and in accordance with the examination regulations
9. To collect completed scripts after the examination has ended and return them to the designated place/person
10. To report back as appropriate using the agreed referral procedures on any issues arising
11. To assist with administration as requested
12. Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance
with the school’s safeguarding and child protection policy.
Knowledge & skills
Essential:
1. Be familiar with a range of school policies which may impinge on the conduct of public examinations, particularly those regarding health and safety, equal opportunities, behaviour management, child protection and special educational needs (SEN).
2. Be familiar with the Instructions for the Conduct of Examinations issued by the Joint Council for General Qualifications
3. Be familiar with the examination centre/school’s policy for the conduct of examination’s and guidelines to invigilators
4. Have the necessary skills to manage safely, the activities, the physical space and the resources for which s/he is responsible
5. Understand and be able to use a range of strategies to deal with young people under pressure and also individual behavioural needs
Desirable:
1. Recent successful experience within an educational or supervisory environment
2. Flexibility and initiative
Supervision & management
1. To work to a designated member of teaching or support staff according to the examination centre/school’s normal policy and practice in examination invigilation
2. To supervise candidates in examination conditions in accordance with examination regulations and school policy and practice and with other invigilators
3. To direct candidates in order to achieve compliance with examination regulations
4. A senior invigilator may be required to supervise the work of other adults normally present in the examination room
Problem Solving and creativity
1. Use of a variety of interpersonal skills and strategies to establish positive relationships with candidates.
2. Know and use the school’s referral system as appropriate in the event of problems with an individual candidate, or group or other adult.
3. Flexibility in working hours will be required
Key contacts & relationships
1. Treat candidates consistently, with respect and consideration, and be concerned for their welfare during the period of supervision.
2. Model and promote the positive values, attitudes and behaviour expected from the candidates whom they supervise.
3. Know when to seek help and advice.
Decision making
There will sometimes be a need to make immediate decisions in accordance with exam board regulations, without initial referral to a manager, in relation to the secure conduct of public examinations and the safety of candidates
Resources
Exam papers, stationery, writing equipment
ICT and AVA equipment 3
Working environment
1. Size, phase and type of school/examination centre will vary
2. Includes supervision of individual candidates as well as groups of varying sizes
3. Involves working with other examination invigilators and school staff
4. Normal school environment
5. Occasional use of ICT and AVA equipment
6. Lifting of examination materials
7. Some school sites are extensive and postholders may be required to work throughout the site on more than one floor.
8. In special schools meeting the needs of pupils may be more demanding both physically and emotionally
9. Examination rooms which may include specialist areas
10. Occasional requirement to work outside the normal school day
11. Within a Special School environment staff may be required to deal with extremes of behaviour and /or a range of needs which may be physically and /or emotionally demanding
Website: www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
Email: cdaws@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk Telephone: 01929 5500
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Food Technology Teacher
Full Time or Part Time Permanent Contract
ECT/Main Scale/UPS
September 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Food Technology teacher who wishes to join a successful, supportive, and innovative team. This is a fantastic time to join The Purbeck School, which is currently thriving.
Technology is taught through a dynamic mastery-based curriculum, rigorously preparing students by developing a wide range of skills and knowledge necessary for success across the key stages.
We are looking for a teacher who wants to work in a strong team, is able to teach across the key stages, within a caring and compassionate school, in a beautiful area of the country.
If you have any questions about the Design & Technology department, please contact Vicky Schubert, Faculty Lead via email: vschubert@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
Closing date: Midday – Tuesday 23rd April 2025
The Purbeck School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this is a commitment we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government safer recruitment guidelines.
Website: www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
Email: spenney@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01929 550077
Click here to apply online via Jobs Dorset Council
Teacher of French/Spanish
ECT/Main Scale/UPS
Part time – 0.6 - Permanent Contract
Start date – September 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate teacher of French/Spanish to work within a successful and supportive Modern Foreign Languages Faculty. This position is ideally suited for an ECT.
This is a fantastic time to join the school. We are an oversubscribed and popular school with results consistently placing us in the top 20% of schools nationally. Both the French and Spanish departments are highly successful with a track record of outstanding results. The department have recently adopted Dr Gianfranco Conti’s method of Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) to enable all of our students to access and succeed at language learning.
We are looking for a teacher who wants to work in a strong team, in a school in a beautiful area where there are lots of opportunities to develop both within the faculty and in the pastoral systems of the school.
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Web: www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
Tel: 01929 550077
e-mail: spenney@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk
The Purbeck School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK-based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern