Exams, Certification and Testing Examination Logistics ECT Examination Support Officer 00038736 Level 3, $79,156 - $84,977 per annum (PSCA 2022)
Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE852749
This is a permanent part-time ( position commencing in February 2024
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive benefits including:
1. 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
2. More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
The Role and our Branch
The School Curriculum and Standards Division provides administrative and secretariat services for and implements the decisions of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority). The Authority provides quality curriculum, assessment and standards to enable all Western Australian students to become confident, creative learners and active, informed citizens who contribute positively to society.
The Examinations, Certification and Testing (ECT) Directorate is responsible for:
3. implementing the logistics for the delivery of Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) course examinations
4. implementing the logistics for the delivery of Externally Set Tasks (EST)
5. developing and maintaining strategies to acknowledge student performance including the development of online exam structures
6. designing, implementing and evaluating educational measurement activities in Years 11 and 12, including the moderation of external assessment activities
7. implementing the logistics for the delivery of National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) across Western Australia
8. designing, developing and analysing tests, and implementing the logistics for the delivery of the literacy and numeracy assessments of the Online Literacy Numeracy Assessment (OLNA).
9. ensuring that data is of the highest integrity and that it is collected, assured, analysed and reported within all required timelines
10. ensuring that there is a strong interface between schools and the Authority for the purpose of data transferal
11. managing all reporting requirements for the Authority and assuring the efficacy of any data reported to stakeholders.
We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.
The Examination Support Officer will provide executive and administrative support to the Manager and the examination logistics team whilst processing payments and invoices, maintaining a spreadsheet of the examination expenses and assign expenses to the relevant areas. The successful applicant will extract and collate relevant data to create the Music practical examination timetable whilst collating the data for the annual examination and certification report.
The successful applicant will coordinate the recruitment, selection and appointment of Externally Set Task (EST) markers using established procedures, including expressions of interest. You will assist with enquiries and processes related to the contracting and payment of practical examination casual staff (supervisors and markers), including calculating payments according to hours worked and scripts marked. The successful applicant will prepare confidential communications and draft correspondence, briefing notes, forms and reports.
Cultural Diversity
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
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