Casual Exam Invigilator

Governing Body; Pontardawe; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority in the United Kingdom is seeking motivated individuals to join their examinations team. Your role will involve assisting with the setup and management of examination venues, ensuring candidates comply with regulations, and providing support during exams. This position emphasizes safeguarding and the protection of children's welfare. No specific qualifications are required, and applications are welcome in both English and Welsh.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and committed individuals are essential.
• No specific qualifications required.

Responsibilities

• Support daily examination venue operations.
• Assist with setting up examination venues.
• Guide candidates to their seats before exams.
• Ensure candidates adhere to venue rules.
• Invigilate during examinations.

Job description

Overview

The Governing Body wish to appoint highly motivated and committed individuals to join our examinations team. The successful candidate will effectively implement examination procedures and ensure the proper conduct of examination candidates in line with JCQ regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Examinations Officer with the day-to-day operation of examination venues. This may include (but is not limited to):
• Assisting with setting up examination venues by laying out stationery, equipment and examination papers in accordance with the outlined procedures
• Assisting candidates prior to the start of examinations by directing them to their seats and advising them about possessions permitted in examination venues
• Offering advice and guidance to unregistered candidates without allocated seats
• Ensuring that candidates do not talk once inside the examination venue
• Invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with examination irregularities in accordance with strict procedures
• Checking attendance during examinations
• Recording details of early leavers and collecting their scripts
• Escorting candidates from the examination venue during the examinations as required, and supervising candidates whilst outside the examination venue
• Collecting and collating scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with strict procedures
• Assisting with the preparation of script envelopes
• Supervising candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring that candidates do not remove equipment or stationery from the venue without authorisation and ensuring that candidates leave venues in an orderly and quiet manner

Safeguarding

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing. The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected. Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Language

We welcome applications in English and Welsh. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau Cymraeg a Saesneg. Ni chaiff cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.

The ability to speak Welsh is not required.