18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    December 2025

  • Closing date

    7 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    20 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Casual

Hourly rate

£14.12 per hour (Incl. holiday pay)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential:

  • Experience of invigilation is not required as training in the role and duties of an invigilator will be provided

  • Invigilators are required to declare if they have invigilated previously and whether they have any current maladministration/malpractice sanctions applied to them

Experience, understanding and knowledge

Essential:

  • Be confident and a reassuring presence to candidates in exam rooms

  • Be able to remain calm under pressure and work on own initiative to problem solve

  • Be able to give instructions and manage situations involving different groups of people

  • Be tactful, understand confidentiality and be committed to equal opportunities

  • Be reliable, punctual, flexible and readily available during main exam periods

  • Have effective communication skills and good interpersonal skills

  • Have excellent organisational skills, accuracy and attention to detail

  • Work well as part of a team or alone as necessary

  • Ability to work to predetermined instructions

Desirable:

  • Have basic IT skills (use of email, mobile phone messaging etc.)

What the school offers its staff

Attractive hourly rate and holiday pay (Increased rate of holiday pay after 5 year service)

Family-friendly policies

Free one-to-one wellbeing support

Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage

Staff social events

Onsite catering in the Pit Stop Cafe (9.30am - 1.30pm daily)

Free access to the school’s gym (conditions apply)

Four electric car charging points

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are an equal opportunities employer and value and respect diversity across our whole school community. Bournside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1862 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01242235555

Bournside is the largest comprehensive 11-18 school in Gloucestershire. We are an established single academy trust with a good reputation (Ofsted ‘Good’ rating 2022), wide catchment, and a strong presence in the community. Our school is consistently oversubscribed with a PAN of 300, and most of our students choose to stay with us for their
post-16 study.

Bournside is a mixed, non-denominational academy school for students aged 11 to 18. It is located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It settled in its current location of Warden Hill in the early part of the 1970s and converted to academy status in 2011.

Arranging a visit to Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bournside.com.

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