Exams Invigilator at The Oxford Academy

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/OA/89245
  Location
Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6JZ
  Contract Type
Casual Contract
  Contract Term
Part-Time
  Salary
Daily Rate £13.69 plus holiday pay £15.35
  Closing Date
12:00pm, 20th Feb 2026
  Start Date
To Be Confirmed
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
02nd March 2026
   Interview Date(s)           02nd March 2026
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About this Role

  • Support the examinations team with the day-to-day operation of examination venues

  • Set out examination venues by laying out stationery, equipment and examination papers in accordance with strict procedures

  • Closely follow and implement examination procedures and regulations

  • Invigilate during the examination, deal with queries raised by candidates and deal with any examination irregularities in accordance with established procedures

  • Ensure that candidates have completed booklets accurately at the end of the examination, collect papers and spare equipment continuing to ensure examination regulations are adhered to

  • Organise completed examination papers into the correct order and complete the attendance registers required of examination board

  • Escorting candidates on toilet breaks and ensuring no unauthorised material is consulted, and that examination regulations are observed

  • Collecting, collating and delivering scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with strict procedures

  • Supervise candidates leaving examination venues, ensuringthat candidates do not remove equipment

  • Report any incidents

  • Undertake other duties appropriate to the grading of the post

Other examination processes may include

  • Assisting with the packing of examination papers, stationery and equipment prior to the exams and delivery to and from venues as appropriate

  • Assisting with the preparation of seating plans

  • Scribing for students with special educational needs

  • Read for students with special education needs

    The Oxford Academy reserves the right to hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support, including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. 

The River Learning Trust and The Oxford Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people.  The River Learning Trust are required to conduct online searches about you as part of their shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.  By applying for this role, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from the current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You should contact the school if you are unsure if this role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. For further guidance for applicants click on the this link List of offences that are not filtered

Our staff are expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by not undermining fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.



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