Lead Examination Invigilator (Casual)

ISC group; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits & CPD

Lunch included

Sport club membership

Job summary

New Hall School is seeking a highly organised Lead Examination Invigilator (casual) to join our Examinations team in Chelmsford. You will supervise examinations, set up venues and chair a team of invigilators, ensuring all procedures align with JCQ guidelines and safeguarding policies.

The role involves providing professional service to students and families, attending team meetings and training, and upholding a calm, secure exam environment while supporting staff and maintaining accurate

Qualifications

• Clear understanding of aims and ethos of a Catholic independent boarding and day school.
• Previous invigilation experience.
• Previous experience of working in a school or similar educational environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with students, staff and families.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• High level of accuracy, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively, and work under pressure.
• Commitment to supporting student wellbeing and pastoral care.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of invigilators within an examination venue and ensure all invigilators are aware of their roles and always adhere to examination procedures.
• Be familiar with and understand the rules set out in the JCQ publication ‘Instructions for Conducting Examinations’.
• Assist in the setting up of examination venues.
• Direct candidates to seats before examinations and ensure no prohibited items are brought in; securely store any collected items and pass to the Examinations Manager.
• Work cooperatively to create a safe, purposeful and positive working environment for students and staff.
• Collect and collate scripts at the end of examinations in accordance with procedures and ensure they are kept secure and passed to the Examinations Manager.
• Foster good working relationships based on care, trust and respect.

Job description

New Hall is seeking a highly organised and reliable individual to join our team as a Lead Examination Invigilator (casual). Examinations are a vital part of our students’ academic journey, providing a fair and consistent way to assess learning and achievement. As Lead Invigilator, you will play a key role in upholding the integrity of the examination process, ensuring that examinations are conducted in a calm, supportive, and secure environment. This is a critical position that supports both staff and students, helping to create the best possible conditions for success during this important time.

Working with the Examinations Manager and a wider team of invigilators, you will support the smooth running of examinations, including the supervision and setting up of examination rooms and providing efficient administration. This is a causal contract which would include attendance of team meetings and training including INSET.

Key responsibilities:

• to manage international admissions enquiries, providing a professional, responsive and high-quality service from initial contact through to enrolment, and ensuring timely, accurate and courteous communication with prospective families and agents
• to lead a team of invigilators within an examination venue and to ensure all invigilators are aware of their roles and always adhere to examination procedures
• to be familiar with and to understand the rules set out in the JCQ publication ‘Instructions for Conducting Examinations’
• to assist in the setting up of examination venues
• to assist candidates prior to the start of examinations by directing them to their seats and ensuring that no items have been brought to the examination room which are not permitted. Any items collected from/handed in by students should be stored securely and passed to the Examinations Manager for later collection
• to work co-operatively to create a safe, purposeful and positive working environment for students and staff
• to collect and collate scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with examination procedures and to ensure they are kept secure and passed directly to the Examinations Manager
• to foster good working relationships based on care, trust and respect

The successful candidate will be expected:

• to have a clear understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and ethos of a Catholic independent boarding and day school
• to have previous invigilation experience
• to have previous experience of working in a School or similar educational environment
• to demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills for working with students, staff and families
• to have excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
• to demonstrate a high level of accuracy, discretion, and attention to detail
• to be able to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively, and work under pressure
• to show commitment to supporting student wellbeing and pastoral care

What New Hall offers:

• Excellent benefits & CPD
• Lunch without charge in term time
• Discounted annual membership for New Hall Sport Club

New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment. The main campus occupies the stunning Grade I listed former Tudor palace of Beaulieu. The School’s conference and events venue is at the Grade I listed Boreham House, one mile away. New Hall is a warm, welcoming, and supportive community, with a staff of around 300.

Beaulieu Park railway station is at the entrance to New Hall’s Avenue: 30 minutes to Stratford and 38 minutes to London Liverpool Street. The Elizabeth Line at Shenfield (13 minutes by train) terminates at Heathrow airport. There are nearby airports: London Stansted, London Southend and London City.

All adults employed by the New Hall School have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). New Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.