Exam Invigilator
St Thomas Becket Catholic School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
tbc
Closing date
31 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Full time equivalent salary
- £13.28 Hourly Grade C point 3 £13.28 p/hour
Exam Invigilator job summary
No previous experience or knowledge is required as in-house training will be given. If you would like to receive more information regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact the school office on 01604 493211.
The main accountabilities of the job are:
Hand out exam papers ensuring each student has the right paper.
Use seating plan to tell students where to sit
Report any students who are missing to the office
Observe and check that student behaviour conforms to the rules
Co-ordinate with colleagues to collect completed answers and exam papers
Count and collate papers and complete records
Tidy the room and take papers to the office
Knowledge, skills and experience
No previous experience or knowledge required except common sense and accuracy. It is likely to take 3 or 4 sessions before the job is learnt.
Planning, Organising and Controlling
Work is allocated in accordance with the set exam timetable by the exam officer. The work is clearly defined and must be carried out to pre-set standards. There is no forward planning. Exam board requirements can and do change and these need to be understood and allowed for.
Communicating and Influencing Skills
The person must co-ordinate with other colleagues and respond to the teacher who is overall in charge but who will not be present after the start of the exam.
Problem solving
Clear written guidance is available and the exam officer or a teacher is available to deal with any unexpected issues.
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if there are sufficient applications.
All staff uphold the core values and Catholic ethos of the school. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and online checks in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.
Successful applicants who have lived or worked abroad in the last 5 years will need to be able to provide an overseas criminal record check.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Thomas Becket Catholic School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 912 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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