Exams Invigilator at St Peter's School

About this Role

Post: Exams Invigilator

Responsible to: Exams Manager

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

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

• To conduct examinations 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 external examination/assessment process.
• To ensure that examinations are conducted according to the regulations to:
  • ensure all candidates have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities
  • ensure the security of examination materials before, during and after the examination
  • prevent possible candidate malpractice
  • prevent possible administrative failures

• Experience of invigilation is not required as training in the role and duties of an invigilator will be provided
• Invigilators are required to:
  • Declare ifthey have invigilated previously and whether they have any current maladministration/malpractice sanctions applied to them
  • Confirm their availability in advance of main examination periods
• Invigilators must confirm the confidentiality and security requirements surrounding the invigilation process are known, understood and will be followed at all times

• Be reliable, flexible and readily available during main examination periods
• Have effective communication skills and good interpersonal skills
• Work wellas part of a team
• Be confident 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

• To conduct examinations 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 external examination/assessment process.

• Report toand 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 examrooms are set up according to the requirements
• Admit candidates into exam rooms under formal examination conditions
• Give full attention to conducting the examinations properly
• 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 candidate questions
• Start exams

• Supervise and observe candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout examinations
• Keep disruption in examination rooms to a minimum
• Deal with emergencies or irregularities effectively
• Record/report any incidents, disruption or irregularities
• Complete attendance registers
• Deal with candidate questions according to the regulations
• After examinations
• Instruct candidates in finishing their examinations and collect examination scripts and materials
• Dismiss candidates from the examination room
• Check candidates' names on scripts, match the details on the attendance register
• Securely return all examination scripts and materials to the exams manager
• Other tasks
• Undertake training, update and review sessions as required
• (prior to invigilating any external examination in a new academic year) Undertake relevant online invigilator training and assessment for that academic year
• Undertake,where required and where able, other duties requested by the exams manager, for example:
  • centre supervision of examination timetable clash candidates between examination sessions
  • facilitating access arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc. (full training will be provided)
  • other exams-related administrative tasks including m

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