Examination Invigilator

What skills and experience we're looking for

1. Knowledge of the ‘Instructions for the Conduct of Examinations’ produced annually by the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications).
2. Knowledge of the roles of the JCQ and Awarding Bodies.
3. Knowledge of school’s examination policy and procedures.
4. Have the ability to demonstrate accuracy and a high attention to detail.
5. Have the ability to communicate with candidates and members of staff clearly and accurately.
6. Have the ability to work as part of a team or alone as necessary.
7. Have the ability to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
8. Have the ability to act on own initiative, dealing with any unexpected problems that arise.

1. Be committed to maintaining a distinctive and inclusive Christian ethos in the Academy.
2. Be a constructive and dependable team member
3. Have the ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work.
4. Have the ability to offer reliability and punctuality.
5. Have the ability to keep calm under pressure or during unexpected circumstances.
6. Have the ability to demonstrate common sense and initiative.
7. Have the ability to be firm but fair at all times.
8. Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
9. Willingness to participate in in-house training for the role.
10. Can maintain confidentiality on all Academy matters.
11. Previous experience of invigilating examinations in a school environment would be an advantage.

What the school offers its staff

Wren Academy is a small Multi-Academy Trust (MAT).

Further details about the role

Job Purpose

To provide an efficient and effective invigilation support in conducting internal and external examinations for students, ensuring that all JCQ regulatory requirements for the conduct of examinations are strictly adhered to. To have an understanding of and commitment to maintaining the appropriate standards of confidentiality/security of examination materials.

Key Tasks:

1. To assist with the preparation of the examination rooms and ensure that the awarding body requirements are strictly adhered to.
2. To take all reasonable steps to ensure that:

1. The candidates are only in possession of stationery permitted by the Examination Boards. Candidates take into the examination room only those articles, instruments or materials which are expressly permitted
2. Candidates have all the necessary materials to enable them to complete the examination

1. To help ensure that a signed record is kept of the seating and invigilation arrangements, which entail completing the attendance register during the exam using the seating plan, recording the start and finish times, deal with students not on the register and guiding the students to their seats.
2. To help ensure late candidates are briefed and seated with minimum fuss and the time recorded.
3. To open and distribute examination papers and authorised materials under the direction of the Examinations Officer or Senior Invigilator responsible for the examination session, ensuring candidates have the correct papers.
4. To help ensure that regulations announced at the beginning of each examination are adhered to.
5. Read any erratum notices.
6. To supervise the candidates in a quiet and unobtrusive manner throughout the whole time the examination is in progress and give complete attention at all times to this duty.
7. To help collect and collate the examination scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with the exams board rules and regulations. Ensuring that the students have written on the candidate number, name and paper ref. The scripts are in attendance register order and there are no scripts missing.
8. To supervise candidates leaving the examination room, ensuring that candidates do not remove scripts, equipment or other stationery from the room without authorisation and that the candidates leave in an orderly and quiet manner.
9. To collect any unused stationery and return it to the examinations office and check that nothing is left behind in the room. Check that no graffiti has been made during the examination and that the whole room is left tidy.
10. To respond to candidate queries in accordance with exam regulations.
11. To deal with candidates who may need to leave the exam room.

1. Packaging of examination papers, stationery and equipment prior to the examinations and the delivery to and from venues as appropriate.
2. Delivery of scripts to the reception area for collection by Parcel force.
3. To read or scribe for students with access arrangements.

Commitment to safeguarding

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.