Exams Invigilator

Woolmer Hill School; Haslemere; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Woolmer Hill School in Haslemere is seeking Examination Invigilators to support students during internal and GCSE examinations. These roles are part-time sessional, with exams normally scheduled in November, December, February, and March and main activity from April to June.

Hours are ad hoc, generally 8am–4pm, term-time only. Candidates may be required to work full days for several weeks, with notice given in advance, and sometimes last minute calls if needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an examination invigilator would be an advantage, but not essential since training will be provided on JCQ regulations and school policies.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the setting up of examination rooms
• Upholding examination room rules and ensuring compliance with awarding body guidance
• Dealing with queries raised by students
• Distributing and collecting examination papers
• Facilitating access arrangements (e.g., reader, scribe) with full training
• Ensuring school policies are followed throughout the examination process
• Keeping students calm, prepared and ready to provide their best work
• Interacting with stressed teenagers in a calm and confident manner
• Enjoying working as part of a team

Skills

Follow detailed instructions

Discretion and confidentiality

Calm under pressure

Team player

Job description

£12.60per hour (including holiday pay allowance)

Hours: Adhoc casual hours, Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm, term time only

Woolmer Hill School is a smaller than average secondary school in wonderful grounds, situated 3 minutes drive off the main A3 in Haslemere. We have fantastic students and staff and Woolmer Hill School is a vibrant, supportive and rewarding place to work. We are a good school (Ofsted January 2018) and our staff and students are “proud to belong…proud to achieve”.

We are looking for Examination Invigilators to support our students taking their examinations on a part‑time sessional basis. This includes internal examinations and also external GCSE examinations. These are normally scheduled to take place in November, December, February and March with the main run being from April until June.

The right candidate will be able to understand and apply detailed written instructions, maintain high degrees of confidentiality and use their own initiative to respond to unexpected situations. Working with young people at a sometimes stressful time in their lives requires a degree of empathy and calm but also confidence and authority.

We are looking for individuals who can commit to potentially working full days, 8am until 4pm, several weeks at a time but then having gaps when exams are not in session. Days and times do vary depending on need. You will normally receive around a months’ notice of when you are required to work, but may also be called in last minute if a colleague cannot make it.

Previous experience as an examination invigilator would be an advantage, but not essential since we will provide full training on JCQ regulations and the school’s examination policy and procedures.

Examination Invigilator Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the setting up of the examination rooms
• Upholding the rules of regulations of the examination room as per the awarding body guidance and ensuring full compliance by all parties
• Dealing with queries raised by the students
• Distribution and collecting of examination papers
• Facilitating access arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc. (full training will be provided)
• Ensuring that the school’s policy and procedures are followed closely throughout the examination process
• Ensuring all the students are calm, prepared and ready to provide their best work
• Able to empathise and deal with stressed teenagers who may behave out of character, in a calm and confident manner
• Enjoy working as part of a team

Please note CV’s cannot be accepted

Woolmer Hill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equality and diversity in all aspects of employment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)