We are now recruiting for a Casual Exam Invigilator to join our Exams Team.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join Holmleigh Park and further contribute to the life chances of young people in the school and across the Trust.
Holmleigh Park is an ambitious academy located in Tuffley, Gloucester. We believe that all children have limitless potential, and are proud to offer a comprehensive education to all students in our local community.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs with remote / hybrid working opportunities where appropriate. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
Main responsibilities:
To conduct examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), Awarding Bodies and the Examinations Team instructions.
To play a key role in upholding the integrity of the external examination/assessment process.
Exam Responsibilities
Before exams (under instruction), the Exams Invigilator will:
Report to and be briefed by the Exams Officer prior to each exam session
Keep confidential exam question papers and materials secure before, during and after exams
Ensure exam rooms are set up according to the requirements
Admit candidates into exam rooms under formal exam conditions
Identify candidates and seat candidates according to the required arrangements
Distribute the correct question papers and exam materials to candidates
Instruct candidates in the conduct of their exams
Deal with questions from candidates
Start exams
During exams, the Exams Invigilator will:
Supervise and observe candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout exams
Keep disruption in exam rooms to a minimum
Deal with emergencies or irregularities effectively
Record/report any incidents, disruption or irregularities
Deal with candidate questions according to the regulations
Patrol through the examination venue throughout the examination in a discreet
manner
Inform the Senior Invigilator and/or the Exams Officer of any examination
irregularities that may be observed during the examination
Ensure that examination desks are clear of graffiti
Escort students to and from the toilet, if required
After exams (under instruction), the Exams Invigilator will:
Instruct candidates in finishing their exams and collect exam scripts and exam materials
Dismiss candidates from the exam room
Check candidates’ names on scripts and match the details on the attendance register
Securely return all exam scripts and exam materials to the Exams Officer
Identify candidates and seat candidates according to the required arrangements
Distribute the correct question papers and exam materials to candidates
Instruct candidates in the conduct of their exams
Deal with questions from candidates
Holmleigh Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with the DfE guidelines “Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings”.
The school will adhere to the following guidelines:
1. All new staff will be subject to a criminal background check through the Disclosure & Barring Service. This will be an enhanced check for those whose duties include caring for, training or supervising children.
2. All posts at Holmleigh Park High School require an acceptance of the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
3. The selection procedure for all posts will include a consideration of the applicant’s suitability to work with children as well as the post.
4. All applicants must submit a signed application form. This is taken as verification that all statements are true and that the applicant is not in any way disqualified from working with children eg on List 99.
5. Posts at Holmleigh Park High School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act of 1974, and if necessary a declaration must be made on the application form.
6. The school will seek references on all short listed candidates prior to interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications prior to interviews.
7. Referees should be someone who has had a working or professional relationship with the candidate, and should not be a friend or relative.
8. Referees will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children including any in which the penalty is time expired, and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns and the outcome of that procedure.