Test Administrator - Birmingham Birmingham, England
Job description
Our Organisation
Pearson VUE (pearsonvue.com) has been a pioneer in the computer-based testing industry for decades, delivering more than 15 million certification and licensure exams annually in every industry from academia and admissions to IT and healthcare. We are the global leaders in developing and delivering high-stakes exams via the world's most comprehensive network of nearly 20,000 Test Centres in 180 countries. Our leadership in the assessment industry is a result of our collaborative partnerships with a broad range of clients, from leading technology firms to government and regulatory agencies.
Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson, the world's leading learning company with global-reach and market-leading businesses and listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). Pearson VUE is featured on The Forbes list of Best Employers and The Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, and we are recognized in the Best Employers for Diversity 2019 awards.
We are proud to offer an exceptional work environment where you can enjoy job satisfaction and we are now hiring a Test Centre Administrator to join our successful team in Birmingham
Your Opportunity
- This is a part-time regular position.
- You will be required to work a minimum of 16 hours per week.
- Daily shifts are from 7:30 am - 7:15 pm Monday - Friday
- 7:30 am - 4:15 pm on Saturdays
- Please note that the pattern of shifts will be 2 or 3 full days a week
- The pay rate is £10.30 per hour, paid to you at the end of every month.
When you join us as Test Centre Administrator, you can look forward to working as an important part of our worldwide and life-changing organization, along with our talented, motivated colleagues whom all share our passion for helping customers throughout their learning and assessment journey.
This is a truly exciting opportunity as you’ll be responsible for supporting many different types of interesting and unique test-taking candidates visiting our Pearson VUE Test Centres to complete one of our exams/tests. The Test Centre Administrator is responsible for providing a secure exam/test delivery whilst offering exceptional customer service in a comfortable, friendly environment.
Your Responsibilities
- In this important position, you will be required to:
- Welcome, greet, and check-in customers/test-taking candidates.
- Comply with all exam testing security and procedures and follow company policies using careful judgment.
- Verify customer/candidate personal identification documents and explain the exam testing process/rules.
- Proctor / invigilate candidates while they are completing their exam/test.
- Troubleshoot with internal departments, such as our IT department to fix any technical issues in the Test Centre.
- Some housekeeping duties such as vacuuming floors and sanitizing keyboards/workstations after each candidate has finished their exam/test.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to gain experience working with our diverse professional teams and you’ll have the opportunity to feedback to your manager, suggesting ways we can improve to avoid any customer issues from happening again. Our ideal applicant will be a true team player with the availability to work a variety of shifts any day Monday through Sunday. Test Centres are open early in the morning, late at night, and on weekends, therefore we require a colleague who is flexible.
Our Successful Applicant
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to help people during a very important event in their lives whilst protecting our Pearson VUE exams/test process, therefore we are looking for a friendly and professional team player with school qualifications in English and Maths. It would be an advantage to have some experience of working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
You must be flexible to work on different days and times and comfortable in a quiet testing environment, with excellent attention to detail, monitoring for restricted behaviour such as whispering and noticing details from a distance. You should be able to sit for long periods of time and escort candidates to and from the exam/testing room.
Our Recruitment Process
This is an essential role so please apply now! Complete and submit your application as soon as possible directly on our Pearson Careers website. We are reviewing applications every day and interviews are being scheduled right now, therefore we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Wishing you the very best of success with your application!
Job: TESTING CENTER
Organization: Assessment & Qualifications
Schedule: PART\_TIME
Req ID: 9581
