Exams Invigilator

Voyage Education Partnership; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwallis Academy invites applications for Exam Invigilators to join a pool supporting internal and external examinations.

As an invigilator you will ensure JCQ regulations are followed, supervise candidates, distribute and collect papers, and assist candidates with needs while maintaining exam integrity. This is a flexible, term-time role with May/June peaks and additional ad hoc sessions.

Experience supervising secondary students is advantageous; training is provided.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with secondary school age children is advantageous.
• Zero-hour contract; main working months May and June, plus November/December, March, and ad hoc times.

Responsibilities

• To ensure JCQ and awarding body regulations are followed during exams, for both internal and external examinations
• Be vigilant for instances of malpractice and report concerns to Exams Officer
• Distribute and collect exam papers
• To be aware of any needs that candidates may have during an examination.
• To ensure that no inappropriate/not allowed items are brought into an examination room.

Job description

Application Deadline: Thursday, 17th December 2026

Interview Date: To be advised

Expected Working Start Date: Ongoing

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

CornwallisAcademy is a ‘Good’ school on the outskirts of Loose, Maidstone with over 1300students on roll aged 11 to 18. Cornwallis’ aim is to provide all students withthe best educational provision.

Itis a fully inclusive school, enabling all students to be the best they can beby having ‘ambitions for all’. Believing all students should be given everyopportunity to achieve not only academically but also personally.

Inline with the Cornwallis ‘SMILE’ ethos, the aim is to motivate, inspire, exciteand engage all students so that they can be successful in their learning.Placing students’ wellbeing at the heart of everything. A strong communityethos permeates, throughout the school, focusing on learning and progress aswell as the whole child.

AtFuture Schools Trust, we are committed to building a workplace that reflectsthe diversity of the communities we serve. We actively welcome applicationsfrom people of all backgrounds, including those who are differently abled,neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, andfrom different religious or belief backgrounds. We value the uniqueperspectives and experiences that individuals bring and believe they make ourorganisation stronger. If you require any reasonable adjustments during therecruitment process, we are happy to support you.

What’sin it for you?

• Avibrant and exciting place to work
• Afriendly and supportive environment
• Anexcellent CPD programme, with opportunities for action research and nationallyaccredited qualifications
• Thesupport of a Trust that currently encompasses two Secondary Schools and onePrimary School. Alongside Tiger Cubs, our term time only Day Nursery, forchildren aged 3 months to 4 years, with great benefits to education staff.
• Awell-resourced department with schemes of work and resources available.
• Anopportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcarescheme.

Weare looking for enthusiastic, reliable, flexible and organised individuals tojoin our Exams Invigilation Team. The main purpose of this role is tosupervise internal and external examinations, ensuring that the guidelines andregulations for the integrity and security of the exams and procedures arefollowed during examination sessions. Duties include, but are not limited to,the following:

• Toensure JCQ and awarding body regulations are followed during exams, for bothinternal and external examinations
• Bevigilant for instances of malpractice and report concerns to Exams Officer
• Distributeand collect exam papers
• Tobe aware of any needs that candidates may have during an examination.
• Toensure that no inappropriate/not allowed items are brought into an examinationroom.

Successfulcandidates will work as part of a pool of invigilators. Previous experience ofworking with secondary school age children would be a distinct advantage, aswould any previous supervisory experience.

Pleasenote that, due to the nature of this position, this is a zero-hour contractjob. The main working months will be May and June each year, but alsoNovember/December and March, plus other ad hoc times throughout the year.

Candidate Pack - Exam Invigilator FST 2026.pdf