Exams Invigilator at St Peter's School 2-18

About this Role

Post: Exams Invigilator

Responsible to: ExamsManager

Hours of work: January trialexams and external exams May - July with additional dates for practical examsand training sessions. As and when required. Full or half day sessionsavailable.

Rate of Pay: £13.45 per hour (£15.40 perhour with holiday pay)

Overall purpose of the post

• To conductexaminations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ),awarding body and St Peter's School, York regulations and instructions.
• To have akey role in upholding the integrity and security of the externalexamination/assessment process.
• To ensurethat examinations are conducted according to the regulations to:
  • ensure all candidates have an equal opportunityto demonstrate their abilities
  • ensure the security of examination materialsbefore, during and after the examination
  • prevent possible candidate malpractice
  • prevent possible administrative failures

GeneralRequirements

• Experienceof invigilation is not required as training in the role and duties of aninvigilator will be provided
• Invigilators are required to:
  • Declare ifthey have invigilated previously and whether they have any current maladministration/malpractice sanctionsapplied to them
  • Confirm their availability in advance of main examination periods
• Invigilators must confirm the confidentiality and security requirementssurrounding the invigilation process are known, understood and will be followedat all times

An ideal candidate will:

• Bereliable, flexible and readily available during main examination periods
• Haveeffective communication skills and good interpersonal skills
• Work wellas part of a team
• Beconfident and a reassuring presence to candidates in examination rooms
• Be able togive instructions and manage situations involving different groups of people
• Have basicIT skills (familiar with use of email, mobile phone messaging etc.)
• Seek toachieve competence in the role and a rigorous understanding of the JCQregulations

Main duties

• To conductexaminations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ),awarding body and St Peter's School regulations and instructions.
• To have akey role in upholding the integrity and security of the externalexamination/assessment process.

Before examinations

• Report toand be briefed by the exams officer prior to each exam session
• Keepconfidential exam question papers and materials secure before, during and afterexams
• Ensure examrooms are set up according to the requirements
• Admitcandidates into exam rooms under formal examination conditions
• Give fullattention to conducting the examinations properly
• Identifycandidates and seat candidates according to the required arrangements
• Distributethe correct question papers and exam materials to candidates
• Instructcandidates in the conduct of their exams
• Deal withcandidate questions
• Start exams

Duringexaminations

• Superviseand observe candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout examinations
• Keepdisruption in examination rooms to a minimum
• Deal withemergencies or irregularities effectively
• Record/report any incidents, disruption or irregularities
• Completeattendance registers
• Deal withcandidate questions according to the regulations
• Afterexaminations
• Instructcandidates in finishing their examinations and collect examination scripts andmaterials
• Dismisscandidates from the examination room
• Checkcandidates' names on scripts, match the details on the attendance register
• Securelyreturn all examination scripts and materials to the exams manager
• Other tasks
• Undertaketraining, update and review sessions as required
• (prior toinvigilating any external examination in a new academic year) Undertakerelevant online invigilator training and assessment for that academic year
• Undertake,where required and where able, other duties requested by the exams manager, forexample:
  • centresupervision of examination timetable clash candidates between examinationsessions
  • facilitatingaccess arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc. (full training will be provided)
  • otherexams-related administrative tasks including m

General

Health &Safety - You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health andsafety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhereto, St Peter's School's Health and Safety policy.

School values- You have a duty to ensure your work, communication and approach conforms tothe school's core values and mission. You will need to be aware and comply withschool rules, policies and procedures at all times including, but not limitedto, those relating to safeguarding, conduct, equality and data protection.

St Peter'sSchool strives to be diverse and inclusive. We encourage applications frompeople who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, whoare underrepresented at the school. The school is committed to providing equalopportunity to all employees and pupils. This means that employees are treatedfairly, irrespective of sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion,disability, age, gender, marital status or other reason. The post holder isexpected to always comply with the provisions set out in law and the St Peter'spolicies on equality and diversity.

The school iscommitted to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we canall be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Note: Thisjob description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities associated with the post. The post holder will be expected tocomply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that isnot specified in this job description.

This jobdescription may be amended at any time.