Casual Invigilators - Pipers Corner School

Buckinghamshire Council; Cryers Hill; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution is looking for Casual Invigilators to oversee exam conditions and maintain a supportive environment for students. The role requires flexibility, reliability, and a commitment to confidentiality during exams. Successful candidates will have previous experience in invigilating and must demonstrate excellent communication skills. This position offers £13.45 per hour, with hours agreed in advance during key examination periods.

Qualifications

• Must maintain confidentiality for all exams related matters.
• Ensure examination room setup and maintenance as per regulations.
• Maintain a quiet environment during exams.
• Supervise students entering and patrolling the room.
• Be punctual and respect professional boundaries.
• Positive attitude towards equality for people with disabilities.
• Previous invigilation experience in a school environment.

Responsibilities

• Setup and maintain examination room as per regulations.
• Ensure confidentiality and security of the exam environment.
• Supervise students and direct them according to seating plans.
• Observe students discreetly during examinations.

Skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Communication and listening skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Commitment to equality and access

Experience in invigilating examinations

Job description

Casual Invigilators - Pipers Corner School

Location: High Wycombe

A flexible approach to availability during the key examination periods would be preferred, with hours being agreed in advance.

Job Salary £13.45 per hour

Contract Type Casual

Hours Term time only. Flexible dependent on exam timetabling. Exams take place in May and June of each year.

Closing Date for Applications Friday 5 December 2025

About us

Pipers Corner is a Girls’ School Association Independent School for girls aged 4-18. Set in 96 acres of beautiful Chiltern countryside, the school is four miles north of High Wycombe and two miles from Great Missenden. In its most recent ISI inspection (March 2023) the school was graded as “excellent” in all categories.

• To maintain confidentiality at all times for all exams related matters.
• To ensure that the examination room is set up and maintained as per regulations.
• To maintain a quiet and calm environment for students in the examination room.
• To help ensure the security of the exam environment, only allowing access to those who are permitted to be in the exam room.
• To supervise and direct students into the examination room according to the seating plan. To patrol the examination room discreetly and silently.
• To have an awareness of other invigilators in the room, ensuring all students are fully observed.
• Flexibility, reliability and an eye for detail are essential
• Excellent and clear communication and listening skills.
• Be reliable, punctual and respect professional boundaries at all times.
• Ability to work on own initiative, independently.
• Have a positive attitude towards equality and access for people with disabilities
• Be committed to the School’s values and ethos.
• Previous experience of invigilating examinations in a school environment.

Completed application forms and a covering letter should be addressed to the Headmistress and returned to HR via the email address above.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Pipers Corner School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Pipers Corner School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.