Exam Invigilator

Applefields School; Stokesley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Areté Learning Trust is seeking reliable, calm and organised Exam Invigilators to support the fair and smooth running of examinations across our schools in North Yorkshire. You will ensure pupils understand and follow examination rules and assist with room setup and supervision.

Hours are variable and term-time casual contracts; salary is £13.48 per hour, with responsibilities including handling papers, recording attendance, and reporting irregularities.

Qualifications

• Reliable, calm and organised individuals to join our team of Exam Invigilators.
• Ability to ensure fair conduct of examinations in line with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Set up exam rooms in accordance with exam board regulations.
• Ensure students enter and leave the exam room in an orderly manner.
• Distribute and collect exam papers and materials.
• Supervise students throughout the examination to maintain a calm and compliant environment.
• Ensure exam conditions are strictly followed and report any irregularities.
• Provide assistance with emergency procedures (e.g., illness, fire evacuation).
• Complete required documentation, including attendance registers and incident reports.
• Work collaboratively with the exams team and other invigilators.
• Safely store and return all exam papers and confidential materials.

Skills

Reliability

Calm under pressure

Organisational skills

Job description

Salary: £13.48 per hour
Grade: CD
Contract: Relief
Hours:Variable Hours Term Time
Location:Stokesley, North Yorkshire, Stokesley School

About this Role

To ensure the fair and proper conduct of examinations and tests in accordance with examinations board's rules and regulations. Ensuring that pupils are aware of and comply with these rules, dealing with issues as they arise. We are seeking a number of reliable, calm and organised individuals to join our team of Exam Invigilators. This is a vital role in supporting the smooth and fair running of examinations across the school.

Hours of Work: As and when required
Position Type: Casual Contract
Line Manager: Examinations Officer
Travel Required: No
The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up exam rooms in accordance with exam board regulations
• Ensure students enter and leave the exam room in an orderly manner
• Distribute and collect exam papers and materials
• Supervise students throughout the examination to maintain a calm and compliant environment
• Ensure exam conditions are strictly followed and report any irregularities
• Provide assistance with emergency procedures (e.g., illness, fire evacuation)
• Complete required documentation, including attendance registers and incident reports
• Work collaboratively with the exams team and other invigilators
• Safely store and return all exam papers and confidential materials
• Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers).

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Key Dates

Closing Date: 02 October 2026

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalfof schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYCare not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third partiesand accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequentrecruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practicesshould be made directly with the third party.