Reader Scriber Exam Invigilator

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Sale; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Sale High School is seeking reliable, patient Readers/Scribes to support students with approved examination access arrangements. You will provide 1:1 support during examinations and follow JCQ and board regulations to ensure fair, appropriate support.

You will read papers, scribe answers, and assist while maintaining examination conditions, with training provided and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Patient, calm and able to work confidently on a 1:1 basis.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions accurately.
• Professional, impartial and safeguarding-conscious during examinations.
• Experience working with children or young people (desirable).
• Available to work during main examination periods.

Responsibilities

• Reading examination papers and assessment materials accurately to students.
• Scribing students’ answers clearly and accurately at a reasonable speed.
• Reading back questions or recorded answers when requested.
• Supporting students while ensuring examination conditions are maintained.
• Following strict JCQ regulations and exam procedures.
• Maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding at all times.
• Reporting any communication difficulties or concerns to the invigilator.
• Ensuring all examination materials and paperwork are handled correctly.
• Attending required Reader/Scribe training.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Patience

Communication

Attention to detail

Safeguarding

Confidentiality

Experience with children

Job description

Sale High School is looking to appoint reliable, patient and professional Readers/Scribes to support students with approved examination access arrangements.

As a Reader/Scribe, you will provide 1:1 support to individual students during examinations and controlled assessments. You will work under the guidance of the Examinations Manager and must follow JCQ and examination board regulations to ensure students receive their approved support fairly and appropriately.

The role includes:

• Reading examination papers and assessment materials accurately to students.
• Scribing students’ answers clearly and accurately at a reasonable speed.
• Reading back questions or recorded answers when requested.
• Supporting students while ensuring examination conditions are maintained.
• Following strict JCQ regulations and exam procedures.
• Maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding at all times.
• Reporting any communication difficulties or concerns to the invigilator.
• Ensuring all examination materials and paperwork are handled correctly.
• Attending required Reader/Scribe training.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Is patient, calm and able to work confidently on a 1:1 basis.
• Has excellent communication and listening skills.
• Has strong attention to detail and can follow instructions accurately.
• Can remain impartial and professional throughout examinations.
• Understands the importance of safeguarding and confidentiality.
• Has experience working with children or young people (desirable).
• Is available to work during our main examination periods.

Pay: £13.45 per hour (£15.07 including holiday pay)
Contract: Zero hours - minimum 2 hours’ pay
Exam periods: November, February/March and May/June/July
Training: Full training will be provided.

If you are organised, dependable and would enjoy helping students access their examinations with confidence, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help create a safe, positive space where our school community can thrive.

What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.

• Competitive salary
• Enrolment into the local government pension scheme
• Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.

Sale High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as well as a media check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974