Casual Lead Invigilator

CARDINAL NEWMAN COLLEGE; Preston; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Cardinal Newman College in Preston seeks a Casual Lead Invigilator to supervise a small team and ensure smooth, compliant examination delivery. You will lead instructions to groups up to 200 students, maintain security of papers, and coordinate room setup per JCQ guidelines. DBS and safer recruitment checks apply.

Salary is paid per hour during October to June examination periods. Hours are casual and claim-paid, with shifts between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Lead a small team of invigilators and allocate duties.
• Deliver clear examination instructions to groups up to 200 students.
• Maintain the security of exam papers and ensure JCQ guidelines are followed.

Responsibilities

• Lead, allocate duties to and supervise a small team of invigilators, ensuring responsibilities are understood.
• Deliver clear examination instructions to groups up to 200 students.
• Coordinate the examination room and follow JCQ requirements, escalating irregularities to Exams Office.
• Undertake all invigilator duties as required.
• Maintain exam paper security and conduct within JCQ guidelines.
• Collect attendance registers and materials from Exams Office before exams.
• Check the room setup complies with JCQ regulations.
• Create a calm environment for candidates to succeed in exams.
• Accurately record arrival times and incidents during exams.
• Collect and collate scripts and return to Exams Office.

Skills

Team leadership

Clear instructions

JCQ procedures

Job description

Cardinal Newman College is seeking confident, organised Lead Invigilators to support the safe, fair and efficient delivery of internal and external examinations. You will lead a small team of invigilators, give clear instructions to groups of 15 to 200 students, and act as the main point of contact in the examination room. You will ensure that examinations run smoothly and that all relevant procedures are followed throughout.

The Role As a Casual Lead Invigilator, you will:

• Lead, allocate duties to and supervise a small team of invigilators, ensuring that all team members understand their responsibilities and follow the required procedures.
• Confidently address and deliver clear, effective examination instructions to groups of students, including cohorts of up to 200 in a sports hall setting.
• Coordinate the examination room, make appropriate operational decisions within JCQ requirements and elevate irregularities promptly to the Exams Office.
• Undertake the full duties of an Invigilator as required.
• Maintain the security of exam papers at all times and ensure that the conduct of the exam takes place within the guidelines set down by the JCQ.
• Collect question papers, attendance registers and all other necessary materials from the Exams Office before an exam.
• Check the exam room is set up in accordance with JCQ regulations.
• Ensure a calm environment to give candidates the best possible opportunity to be successful in their exams.
• Accurately complete attendance registers noting the arrival time of any student arriving after the start of the exam.
• Be vigilant at all times during an exam and record any incidents that occur.
• Collect and collate completed scripts at the end of the exam and return them to the Exams Office.

Hours and availability

This is a casual, claim-paid role. Work is available during examination periods in October, November, December, January, March, May and June, with shifts between 8.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. Applicants must be available for a minimum of five days during the January examination period; and a minimum of ten days across May and June.

Examinations take place at

Cardinal Newman College and The Lancaster University School of Mathematics, close to the College site.

Salary

The post will be paid at £14 per hour (plus accrued holiday pay). Hours worked at the non-Lead rate are paid at £13.45 per hour (plus accrued holiday pay). Salary will be paid on a claim basis. Claims received by the end of the month will be paid the following month. Your salary will be paid by BACs transfer into your bank account on the last banking day of the month (except at Christmas when payment is made before the holiday).

Why join us?

You will join a welcoming, high-performing Sixth Form College in central Preston, with a strong commitment to staff wellbeing, equality, diversity and student success. For the full job description and person specification, please see the Job Pack attached.

Closing date

11.59pm on 7th October 2026. We reserve the right to close the advert early.

Eligibility and checks

All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance, including a barred-list check, references, medical clearance and other safer recruitment checks.