Exam Invigilator
Admiral Lord Nelson School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5XT16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
21 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Various - Monday to Friday (need to be largely available April - July)
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- £14.18 per hour (includes holiday uplift)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and dedicated examination invigilators to work within our team as well as on their own. The roles are varied as outlined in the job description. Previous experience is not necessary, full training provided.
Key Purpose:
- To be responsible for assisting with and maintaining the effective and efficient administration of external examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations (on behalf of the JCQ member awarding bodies) and/or awarding body rules for exams administration in a consistent and secure fashion, thereby helping to maintain the integrity of the assessment process
- To support the Head of centre/ Examinations Manager in ensuring that the centre is compliant with the JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements in order to ensure the security and integrity of the examinations/assessments at all times
- To ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with regulations
- Through taking an ethical approach and working proactively to avoid malpractice among students, supports the head of centre/examinations manager in taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of any malpractice/maladministration before, during and after examinations have taken place
Accountabilities:
1. Effectively manage the conduct of examinations in accordance with JCQ regulations and/or awarding body rules
2. Ensure all exam accommodation is prepared in accordance with the requirements
3. Manage unexpected issues/irregularities which may affect the conduct of examinations
4. Support the head of centre/examinations manager in investigating and reporting cases of suspected or actual malpractice in connection with an examination as required by the JCQ and awarding bodies
5. Support students with special requirements agreed by the Examination Boards
6. Support emergency access arrangements for eligible candidates as the need may arise during exam time
7. Maintain the confidentiality and security of candidates’ responses and dispatch scripts according to the requirements
8. Undertake training, update or review sessions as required
9. Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and responsibilities of the role as may be required by the head of centre/examinations manager, for example:
a. the preparation for and conduct of internal examinations under external examination conditions
b. other exams-related administrative tasks
What the school offers its staff
Admiral Lord Nelson School is a vibrant learning community where every member of staff understands the difference that they can make to our students’ outcomes. We expect all staff to be actively involved in the personal development of our young people and to show full commitment to their own and the school’s professional development.
Admiral Lord Nelson School and its Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; and they expect all staff to share this commitment.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@alns.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About Admiral Lord Nelson School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Admiral Lord Nelson School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@alns.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02392364536
Always oversubscribed, we are expanding our school so that more local families can experience the excellent education offered here at Admiral Lord Nelson School for over two decades! Therefore, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Science teacher who works well in a team. We are looking for a specialist with strong subject knowledge, who quickly builds relationships with students and breaks down barriers to learning. We want a teacher who inspires children to achieve their potential and loves to see their students experiencing the joy of success every day in their learning!
Salterns Academy Trust is a learning community where every member of staff understands the difference they can make to our students’ outcomes, both academically and to their personal development. Our commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School is at the heart of our inclusive ethos and curriculum, with mutually respectful relationships forming the foundation of our happy, successful school. At Admiral Lord Nelson School, we work collegiately with our partner school, Trafalgar School in the pursuit of excellence in Science education so that we are significantly improving the life chances of all of our young people in Portsmouth.
We have a national reputation for being a truly inclusive school with excellent standards and principled curriculum design, having a very high Ebacc entry. Our deep-rooted and longstanding commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School led to us being the only school invited to a garden party with all the Soccer Aid celebrities hosted by the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street and we have recently been reaccredited with UNICEF RRS Gold Award status in recognition of our ambassadorial work. We are equally passionate about promoting creativity across all aspects of our curriculum, for which we were the first school in England to hold a Triple Artsmark Platinum Award and were designated the TES Creative School of the Year for 2019. This is a genuinely exciting school to be part of, morally driven by our core values of Inclusivity, Wellbeing and High Expectations; we really do value our staff and place the voice of our incredible students at the heart of all we do!
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