Casual Exam Invigilator

MyNewTerm; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Aletheia Academies Trust invites applications for casual Exam Invigilators at our high school in Gravesend. The role involves invigilating exams, distributing and collecting papers, briefing candidates, and enforcing exam rules. IT familiarity is helpful for computer-based tests; training and support are provided.

We offer casual work at £12.50 per hour. Availability during May to June for summer exams and mock weeks is required; closing date is 3 November at 9:00am.

Qualifications

• Ability to invigilate exams according to regulations.
• Willingness to undergo Enhanced DBS check.
• Comfort with IT systems for computer-based exams.

Responsibilities

• Invigilate exams, distribute and collect papers, brief candidates.
• Monitor for malpractice and assist with candidate issues.
• Assist with computer-based exams and listening tests; support staff as needed.
• Promote a calm and orderly exam environment; respond to disruptions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Public speaking

Adaptability

Speak up

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Casual Exam Invigilators

Casual Rate 3 - £12.50 per hour

Required ASAP

We are looking to recruit candidates to join our Exam Invigilation team in this over-subscribed and successful high school. We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school with an existing reputation for high quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations.

Exam Invigilators required to invigilate a wide range of exams within the school adhering to exam board regulations and school procedures. Duties include collection, distribution and collation of exam papers, briefing candidates with all the necessary information, including making announcements and reading out notices.

Invigilators will need to be alert throughout the exam, remaining vigilant for any instances of malpractice, and must be able to respond appropriately to any candidate issues/problems.

Whilst most exams are still paper-based, most vocational qualifications now have computer-based exams, so invigilators must be confident using IT systems, plus the use of CD players for Modern Foreign Languages listening exams, although technical support is always provided.

Invigilators may also be required to act as prompters, readers and/or scribes to candidates requiring one-to-one support during exams.

Successful applicants will become part of our existing team and we ask that you are available to invigilate short as well as longer examinations. Some flexibility may be required with end times of exams as some students are awarded extra time.

Other qualities required:

• Strong sense of security and responsibility
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability and confidence to speak in front of a group of students
• Ability to cope with changes/difficult situations
• Willingness to speak up if you spot something wrong

The summer exam season begins in May and runs through until the end of June. We also have Mock Exams Weeks and other assessments throughout the year which will need invigilators.

Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd November at 9:00am.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974