Examinations Invigilator

South Thames College; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Subsidised sports facilities

Professional development and training

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

South Thames College invites applications for a bank of variable hours Examination Invigilators to support our Wandsworth and Tooting campuses across key exam periods. You will ensure venues comply with awarding body regulations, collect materials, and supervise entry, while maintaining the attendance register and exam diary.

Successful candidates will have experience in exam administration, be reliable, punctual and able to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience in examination administration.
• Reliable and punctual with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to work under pressure and maintain decorum.

Responsibilities

• Manage venues to comply with awarding body regulations.
• Collect exam materials from exams office before start.
• Enter candidates and monitor entry, store belongings securely.
• Open and distribute papers and maintain attendance records.
• Oversee a venue with up to 400 candidates and maintain vigilance.

Skills

Examination administration

Reliability

Punctuality

Communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Variable Hours

South Thames College is seeking a bank of variable hours Examination Invigilators to work across their Wandsworth and Tooting sites to manage the Group's external examinations, in particular at the key points of November, January and mid-May to end of June.

Ensuring the examination venues are arranged in accordance with awarding body regulations, you'll collect exam materials from the exams office punctually, prior to the start of examinations and manage the entry of candidates into exam venues ensuring their belongings and unauthorised items are appropriately stored. You'll open and distribute question papers, complete the attendance register whilst identifying students, complete Examinations' Diary as appropriate and maintain vigilance during the length of the whole examination.

With previous experience in examination administration, you'll be reliable and punctual with the ability to control an examination venue containing up to 400 candidates. With excellent communication skills, you'll be a meticulous and detail orientated individual, able to work under pressure and be a team player.

There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is pro-rated for part time staff.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.