Exam Invigilator
Digitech Studio School, Bristol, BS30 8XQ12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
11 January 2027
Closing date
15 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Casual
Full time equivalent salary
- £13.45 per hour
Exam Invigilator job summary
Job Title: Exam Invigilator
Actual Hourly Rate: £13.45
Contract Type : Casual
Provisional Start Date: January 2027, pending completion of pre-employment checks
Your opportunity to be part of a dedicated exam invigilation team, supporting students during key assessment periods throughout the academic year.
We are seeking reliable and professional Exam Invigilators to join our supportive and talented Exams Team at Digitech Studio School. As part of a diverse and ambitious multi-academy trust, we are looking for individuals who are passionate about supporting young people and helping to create a positive examination experience for every student.
This flexible, casual role offers the opportunity to support students undertaking examinations, including mock exams and formal assessment periods. Working under the direction of the Exams Officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring examinations are conducted fairly, efficiently and in accordance with Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations and academy procedures.
As an Exam Invigilator, Reader or Scribe, you will help provide a calm, supportive and well-organised environment, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and achieve their full potential.
This position requires flexibility, as examination periods take place across the academic year, typically during November, January, March, May and June, alongside additional mock examination periods. Working hours will vary depending on the exam timetable and may include early starts to prepare examination rooms or occasional finishes after the school day has ended.
Whether you have previous invigilation experience or are looking for a flexible role within education, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution during some of the most important moments in a student's academic journey.
About you:
You will have:
- practical experience of understanding and following processes and procedure.
- excellent interpersonal, good organisational and time management skills.
- have the ability to keep calm under pressure or during unexpected circumstances.
- have a caring and understanding attitude, sensitive and responsive to the needs of our students.
- the capabilities to work as part of a team but also under own initiative
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Digitech Studio School:
Digitech Studio School is a unique learning community for creative and digitally inspired 14–19-year-old students. As a studio school we are purposefully designed on a small scale taking just 90 pupils into each year group. This enables us to enhance personalised learning and meeting individual needs through the ‘Digitech Code’ of excellence, trust and aspire. Digitech delivers a specialised curriculum designed for progression into the creative digital and high-tech sectors. We are located in Warmley, on the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Digitech Studio School has demonstrated consistent and measurable progress in recent years, with year-on-year improvements across all indicators. The academy serves a diverse community and prides itself on supporting all families. There is a strong sense of purpose among staff, who take pride in contributing to the school’s collective mission.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 37 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 15 November 2026 @ 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 16 November 2026
Interviews: 24 November 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
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 Digitech Studio School
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 608 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Digitech is a 14-19 Studio School that is a fully integrated part of the Cabot Learning Federation. We are a specialist studio school providing a bespoke curriculum for the coders, designers, creatives, film makers and entrepreneurs of the future.
The school is going from strength to strength with improving outcomes each year. Student and parent voice is strong.
There are 220 students who study at Digitech and both staff and students enjoy this smaller setting and the benefits that this brings.
Digitech staff are a diverse group of professionals with representation from different ages, genders, cultural backgrounds and the BAME and LGBTQ+ communities. We actively welcome applications from BAME and LGBTQ professionals.
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