Exam Invigilator

Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HS

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  15 September 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: £14.22 Hourly

Exam Invigilator job summary

Post - Exam Invigilator

Scale - £14.22 per hour

Hours - Part-time casual hours as and when required by arrangement

Responsible to: Examinations Manager, or Designated Line Manager, which may be a Senior Examinations Invigilator

Purpose:

To work as part of a team of invigilators supervising and supporting students undertaking examinations (internal and external) in accordance with legal requirements and academy policy. There are many occasions throughout the year when assessments and mock examinations take place in the academy

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

To assist the Examinations Officer/Senior Invigilator in the smooth and efficient administration of examinations.

To provide reading/scribe support for students on a 1:1 basis or small groups.

To ensure appropriate preparation of the examination room, to meet the requirements of the individual exam.

To ensure examination papers are received/stored appropriately in a secure location within the examination room.

To open and check materials received, in accordance with the Examination Board Regulations, allowing sufficient time to identify and resolve any discrepancies.

To liaise with the Examinations Officer to ensure that you aware of any students who may have special consideration (e.g. extra time allowed).

To assist in admitting the candidates to the examination room and enabling them to find their allocated seats quietly and efficiently.

To distribute question paper, answer booklets and associated materials at the beginning of the exam (under direction by the Senior Invigilator).

To assist in the efficient timekeeping of the examination.

To supervise the candidates in a quiet and unobtrusive manner to ensure that regulations on conduct, communication etc, are strictly observed.

To respond to candidates’ queries in accordance with the examination regulations.

To distribute additional paper/equipment as necessary.

To ensure that any minor behavioural issues are dealt with in line with academy policy and to report any breaches of the Code of Conduct to the Senior Invigilator/Exams Officer immediately.

To escort and supervise candidates who may need to leave the examination room to go to the toilet, or in an emergency.

To collect/sort papers at the end of the examination under the direction of the Senior Invigilator.

To ensure that the examination room is clear and tidy, and that the equipment box is fully stocked, ready for the next examination.

To attend regular training sessions as requested, to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations set out by examining boards.

To carry out other duties appropriate to this position, as instructed by the Examinations Officer/Senior Invigilator.

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

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.

About Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 972 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-ilkeston-enterprise-academy

This is an exciting time to be joining our Academy. Our latest building houses the English, science and mathematics departments in state-of-the-art facilities. Our Academy is a vibrant and friendly place to teach, with 980 students currently on roll between 11-16 yrs.

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