Exam Invigilator in Leicester

Dear prospective applicant, thank you for expressing an interest in the vacancy of exam invigilator at our college. To support us on our journey to becoming a great college, we are looking for key individuals to join our dedicated exam team. We require invigilators to work during the main exam series during January and June of each year but also during internal examinations at other points. The exam invigilators play a key role in ensuring the delivery and administration of exams in conjunction with the JCQ guidelines.

The key individuals will support the exam team in this specialist area. This is, therefore, an exciting opportunity to play an integral role in developing the School’s vision and for enhancing the quality of education for our students. In the top 12% of schools nationally, Crown Hills Community College blends a 70-year history of inclusive education with an innovative, forward-looking approach to providing a state education like no other to 1,500 students from inner city backgrounds.

To be successful, the appointee will show their willingness to support our college and its vision. How we lead is as important as the direction we are taking staff in. We have 200 staff and 1500 students, so your ability to work with different groups of people in a dynamic environment is paramount and a key part of the role.

Over the past three years, the college has changed significantly not only in its performance but in the way it operates. We are not interested in the OFSTED grade or judgement and it is not something that we use to threaten staff with nor do we use it to set policy. We do what is best for the staff and the students underpinned by a set of clear values and we trust that everything else will take care of itself.

I would therefore urge you to visit us and to look at our website and the video about what it is we stand for and why you would want to join us. The College has been serving the community since 1950 and continues to be a Good school after last being inspected in May 2019, where as an institution, we were on the cusp of being outstanding.

I want us to be at the forefront of educational excellence because we want to provide the best educational experience possible for the children in our care. This is extremely difficult in a climate of ever increasing accountability and diminishing resources. However, I sincerely believe that if we lead this community by staying true to our values then it is possible.

I have therefore spent time with staff exploring what it is we stand for and after a school wide consultation have decided that ASPIRATION, COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS are the three key drivers that will support the development of our pupils. Further information about the college’s aims and values can be found on our website.

We expect applicants to be committed to equal opportunities, multi-cultural education and team-working. Crown Hills has a strong commitment to C.P.D. This is an excellent place in which to further a career in leadership.

We are very clear that the gender, background, colour, poverty, wealth or social status of a child should have no bearing on how well they perform and staff here work extremely hard in trying to close that gap between the different groups of pupils. We want to build a learning community that is built on trust and continuous professional development.

If you have high aspirations for children from deprived backgrounds and want to support them to be the best they can be within the exam environment, we would love to hear from you.

Please read the attached job description and person specification. If you are interested in applying, please fill in the application form available on our eteach portal, please include e-mail addresses of all referees, together with a letter of application (no more than 2 sides of A4, font 12) outlining your skills, qualifications and experience relevant to this post by Monday 23rd February at 9am. Please include your cover letter in the supporting statement section.

All appointments will be subject to references and pre-employment checks.

Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks, such as an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.