[ref. f47642916] Nottingham - Exam Invigilator

Role: Exam Invigilator

Grade and Salary: Grade 1: £12.26 to £12.65 per hour

Contract term: Permanent

The School:

Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest schools in England (2700 on role), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give of their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment.

Our recent Ofsted report, published in November 2021, confirms the incredibly positive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing this culture enables us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals.

Ashfield School is a great place to work and as part of the DFE school re-building project will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school site are excellent with numerous social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities all available.

The role:

Ashfield School are looking to appoint a number of casual Examination Invigilators to join their existing team. The role will involve setting up and clearing up exam rooms, monitoring examinations and ensuring correct protocol is followed.

The role may also include scribing or reading for students who have qualified for access arrangements because of special educational needs and disabilities.

The person:

Applicants will need to be flexible, well-organised, reliable and punctual. No experience is necessary as full training will be given to the successful candidates although prior experience of invigilation or work in a school environment would be desirable.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Interviews will be held on: Week commencing 17 March 2025

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

We are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure, receipt of references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

Registration on the DBS Update Service, maintaining that registration and giving consent for the Trust to access the record for the purposes of engagement is a condition of being on the Trust’s register of Exam Invigilators.