Examinations Invigilator

About Us

Harris Academy Bermondsey is a dynamic all‑girls academy in central London, where ambition, academic excellence, and leadership flourish. Our students regularly achieve outstanding results—most recently, Year 10 pupils earned Gold in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge and qualified for the prestigious Pink Kangaroo Challenge. Meanwhile, our HAB6 students aced their HSK 1 Mandarin exam in just one year and are now pursuing Mandarin at university! We continue to nurture confident, engaged young women. For example, our Year 10s are leading a campaign with the Sweaty Betty Foundation to redesign girls’ changing rooms, addressing the fact that 1 in 3 girls stop PE due to poor facilities. At HAB, students become architects of change. In February 2025, our school was again judged Outstanding across all Ofsted categories, reaffirming our unwavering commitment to excellence in education. We take immense pride in fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment. Many of our students come from disadvantaged backgrounds, yet all study the EBacc and are encouraged toward university, empowering them to compete on equal footing with their peers. Our highly skilled teachers and dedicated support staff work tirelessly to identify and nurture each student’s unique strengths. Together, we ensure every girl not only achieves academic success but also grows into a confident leader, thriving within a safe, happy, and ambitious learning community.

Summary

We are looking to hire casual Exam Invigilators for various exam periods to help supervise the conduct of students in examinations at Harris Academy Bermondsey. Hours of work will be as notified in advance by the Examinations Officer.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• You will support the Exams Officer with the day-to-day operation of examination venues and other examination processes, with activities including:
• Assisting with setting-up examination venues by laying out stationery, equipment and examination papers
• Assisting candidates prior to the start of examinations
• Ensuring that candidates do not talk once inside examination venues
• Invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with irregularities
• Checking attendance during examinations
• Recording details of late arrivals
• Escorting candidates from venues during the examinations and supervising candidates outside examination venues
• Collecting and collating scripts at the end of the examination
• Assisting with the preparation of script envelopes
• Supervising candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring that candidates do not remove equipment or stationery from the venue without authorisation and that they leave venues in an orderly and quiet manner
• Assisting with the packing of examination papers, stationery and equipment before examinations, and the delivery to and from venues as appropriate
• Assisting with the preparation of seating plans

Qualifications & Experience

• Access to an email account so invigilation schedules can be arranged with the Examinations Officer
• A positive interest in young people and their education
• The ability to be flexible
• Accuracy and a high level of attention to detail
• Confident communication skills
• A firm but fair attitude
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Physical fitness appropriate to tasks required (exam papers can be heavy in bulk, and there is a lot of walking involved)

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level. In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation. Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.