Examinations Invigilators - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Buckinghamshire Council; Amersham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Amersham is seeking Examinations Invigilators for an essential role in supervising exams at Dr Challoner's Grammar School. The position is part-time and requires reliability, flexibility, and good communication skills. Successful candidates will ensure the smooth conduct of examinations and must be available during key exam periods. Salary is £13.96 per hour on a casual basis.

Qualifications

• Experience in a role requiring reliability and good communication.
• Ability to supervise exams and check attendance.
• Must be available during main exam season from May to June.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the conduct of exams.
• Help set up examination venues.
• Check attendance and invigilate.

Skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Examinations Invigilators - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Location: Amersham

This is an ideal opportunity to join a skilled and committed Invigilator team which provides invaluable support to the school throughout the examination's process.

The role would ideally suit people looking for an ad hoc, term time only position.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Other

Salary Details: £13.96 per hour

Contract type: Casual

Hours: Part-time

Interviews to be held: To be advised

About us

Dr Challoner's has 1387 students, of which 470 are in the Sixth Form. We are regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country, with a strong focus on character education, and in 2024 Ofsted confirmed their 2019 judgement of Outstanding. As lead school for the Astra Teaching School Hub (Buckinghamshire) we provide an exciting range of professional development opportunities.

In this role you will supervise the conduct of exams - helping to set up venues, checking attendance and invigilating.

About you

You will have experience of employment that requires reliability, flexibility and good communication skills.

You will also be vigilant, with attention to detail and the ability to act with discretion. It is essential that you can be available during the main exam season from May - June, as well as for other exam periods during the academic year.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Dr Challoner's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance, we will carry out online searches to research information on shortlisted candidates, to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This is not part of the shortlisting process; if there are any findings of concern, you will be given the opportunity to address them at interview.

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.