Exam Invigilator

We are seeking confident, reliable, and punctual Exam Invigilators to join our experienced team of invigilators at The Chalk Hills Academy.  Examinations are a crucial element of school life, and we want to ensure that our students have the most efficient and effective experience possible. Therefore, we are looking to recruit Exam Invigilators on a casual basis who will be instrumental in supporting this aim.

The Successful Candidate will

• Understand and apply detailed written instructions, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Concentrate and work quickly under pressure, for several hours at a time
• Be able to give clear and concise guidance
• Maintain Confidentiality
• Use initiative in response to unexpected situations
• Be aware and committed to equal opportunities and diversity
• Keep up to date with relevant regulations & procedures
• Be able to exercise good judgement
• Have basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Be able to address health, safety or welfare issues
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team
• Be able to work flexibly, by agreed hours on a casual basis
• Exude confidence and authority
• Be suitably dressed and conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to an examination environment

Job Specifics

Start date: TBC

Salary: National Minimum Wage £12.21 per hour

Job Role: Casual contract, hours of work managed by arranging directly with you and agreeing your daily schedule for the internal and external exam seasons.

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.