Exam Invigilator

Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP

57 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC 2026

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.85 - £75,770.00 Hourly NJC SCP3

Exam Invigilator job summary

Colne Valley High School

Exam Invigilator

Casual hours - as and when required

SCP3, £12.85 per hour

We are looking to recruit Exam Invigilators at Colne Valley High School, for our busy exam periods and for any internal exams we have which occur throughout the academic year.

These roles are offered on a casual basis and, if appointed, you will be joining a bank of invigilators who support our Exams Officer.

This is an extremely important role; essential to maintaining the smooth running of our examination process. In addition to ensuring that correct exam procedures are followed, successful applicants will be responsible for:

Setting out and then collecting exam papers and materials

Admitting students to the exam halls/rooms

Invigilating during the exams

Collating exam papers to be sent off to the exam boards

We are looking for candidates who can be calm and reassuring to exam students, who have honesty and integrity and who are be able to work as part of a team. It is essential that successful candidates can remain alert and vigilant for the duration of the exam, which can be up to 3 hours. You will also need to ensure that you always remain discreet and confidential. Training for the position will be provided.

If you wish to apply for the position please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert for Exam Invigilator at Colne Valley High School.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Friday 9th January, 9am

Interviews: w/c 26th January

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.

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.

About Colne Valley High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1440 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colne Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-valley-high-school

Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’

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