Exam Invigilator at Holsworthy Community College

Expired

Job Reference #

EDV/2025/HCC/22068

Location

Victoria Hill, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JD

Contract Type

Casual Contract

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£13.05 Hourly
Grade B4

Closing Date

11:59pm, 8th Dec 2025

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

TBC

Interview Date(s) TBC

About this Role

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint committed and enthusiastic Exam Invigilators to join our friendly, dedicated Exams Team. This role will allow you to work flexibly on a casual basis during the school’s exam periods.

Holsworthy Community College is a small academy set in rural Devon whose values are based on unity, compassion and friendship. As one of the founding members of the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, we live the cooperative values that the Trust holds at its heart.

Our Trust comprises of 19 schools, 3 Colleges, 15 Primaries, and one All Through SEMH Special school. Established in 2018, We are situated in beautiful Devon on the out the outskirts of the stunning Dartmoor National Park. The schools vary in size and are all unique. Our schools are a large part of their local communities, and we value those relationships with families and locals.

The Trust was created to enable schools and staff to work closely together in providing the best education possible for our children. We achieve this through meaningful collaboration both within our schools and beyond our Trust to ensure schools are able to secure and sustain improvement.

Our work is built on our shared values and an unwavering belief that education improves the life chances for the children in our care. We aim for everyone in our organisation, staff and children, to be the best they can be and are relentless in our ambition to achieve this. We want our children to look back on their school experience with a sense of achievement and joy and we provide a wealth of additional curriculum experiences to enrich their learning.

We care deeply about the children in our schools and work with kindness, compassion, manners and respect. By modelling and expecting these behaviours from our children, we aim to grow future citizens who will positively contribute to society, creating a brighter future for our world.

Our vision and values are what we build our schools upon, with Ambition, Co-operation & Transformation being at the heart.

As an established Trust, DMAT can offer a wide range of benefits for our employees:

Cycle to work scheme
Tech Scheme
Eyecare Vouchers
Access to Discounts
CPD opportunities
Extensive Health & Wellbeing Package
Long Service Days
On site Parking – In some locations
Excellent Training Package
Employee Recognition Scheme

Why choose DMAT?

DMAT are an inclusive and forward-looking trust, who seek to nurture our children and employees to be the best they can be.

Summary of Role:

The invigilator is the person in the examination room responsible for conducting a particular examination session in the presence of the candidates. Invigilators have a key role in upholding the integrity of the external examination/assessment process.

The role of the invigilator is to ensure that the examination is conducted according to these instructions in order to:

a) ensure all candidates have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities;

b) ensure the security of the examination before, during and after the examination;

c) prevent possible candidate malpractice;

d) prevent possible administrative failures.” [JCQ ICE 2025/2026, section 12]

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

To conduct examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), awarding body and Holsworthy Community College instructions.

To play a key role in upholding the integrity of the examination/assessment process:

Before exams

To report to and be briefed by the exams officer prior to each exam session
To keep confidential exam papers and materials secure before, during and after exams
To ensure exam rooms are set out according to the instructions
To admit candidates into exam rooms
To identify, seat, and instruct candidates in the conduct of their exams
To distribute the correct exam papers and materials to candidates
To deal with candidate queries
To start exams

During exams

To supervise and observe candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout exams
To keep disruption in exam rooms to a minimum
To deal with emergencies or irregularities effectively
To record/report any incidents, disruption or irregularities
To complete attendance registers
To deal with candidate questions according to the regulations

After exams

To instruct candidates in finishing their exams and to collect exam scripts and exam materials
To dismiss candidates from the exam room
To check candidates' names on scripts and match the details on the attendance register
To securely return all exam scripts and exam materials to the exams officer

Other

To attend training, update or review sessions as required
To undertake, where required and where able, other duties requested by the exams officer, for example:

- supervision of exam timetable clash candidates between exam sessions
- access arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc (full training will be provided.

You will be required to declare whether you have any current maladministration/ malpractice sanctions applied against you.

Please see attached job description for further details

Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulations Compliance

The Privacy Notice sets our general principles in relation to Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulations. You should also abide all Trust policies relating to the use of data including but not limited to: 

Acceptable Use Policy 

Records Retention Policy 
Personal Data Breach Procedure 
Employee Code of Conduct 
E-safety Policy 
Social Media Policy 
Use of Personal Devices Policy

Our Privacy Notice for Employees explains how we use your personal data. Teachers must abide by the Teachers’ Standards throughout their career. Teachers (and staff appointed under Teaching Staff Terms and Conditions) must have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

You should note that a duty of confidentiality applies to all personal data they see prior to their first day of employment (for example, pupil lists for the purposes of lesson planning or other activities to support teaching and learning). This reflects the custom and practice of teachers’ contracts of employment starting on the first day of term while recognising the need to be aware of and plan to support pupil needs.   

Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).

‘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.’

Your application form will be processed by My New Term who act for DMAT as a data processor- please see our Privacy Notice for more information about how we process job applicant personal data.

Contact Details

  Caroline Brimacombe
  01409 253430
  hr@hccdevon.org

Holsworthy Community College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

Please add your user names for the following social media platforms (if used) - Facebook, X and Linked-In. Thank you.
Personal Statement - Maximum of 1000 words