Exam Invigilator
Royds Hall, A Share Academy, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Casual, as and when required
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- £14.40 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
The role is to implement examination procedures during internal and external exams and assessments and ensure the proper conduct of examination candidates according to JCQ guidelines.
Essential criteria:
- General understanding of the operation of a school
- Experience of working with children/young people
- Experience of general clerical work
- Good reading and writing skills
- Ability to count and undertake basic calculations
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with and support colleagues
- Ability to use own initiative when appropriate
- Commitment to the safeguarding of young people
- Know when and be able to ask for help or advice if needed
- Ability to follow instructions given by the Examinations Officer, Senior Exams Invigilator and/or invigilator coordinating the exam room
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to manage own time effectively
- Conscientious and thorough approach to tasks
- Aware of the need to maintain confidentiality and professional conduct at all times.
- Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours, e.g. before and after the normal school day
- Good availability throughout the summer exams periods
- Flexible availability during term-time to accommodate internal and external exams taking place within school.
What the school offers its staff
The trust offers a wide range of benefits including employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff, wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff.
Further details about the role
1. To set up the examination room(s) – posters, equipment, ID cards, etc.
2. Hand out appropriate question papers to candidates.
3. Read out examination instructions and instruct candidates to begin examinations.
4. Record examination start and finish times.
5. Complete exams attendance registers and invigilators logs as required.
6. Ensure silence in the examination room and avoid disruption.
7. Monitor candidates ensuring no candidate has forbidden items and removing any found.
8. Ensure that candidates do not converse, signal, or otherwise communicate with each other or other persons, record any incidents and report these to the Examinations Officer.
9. When absolutely necessary, escort candidate to the toilet.
10. Ensure candidates are given special access arrangements, if applicable.
11. Maintain the security and integrity of the examination room.
12. At the end of the examination, collect question and answer papers in accordance with instructions, checking that all candidate papers are accounted for.
13. Instruct candidates when they are permitted to leave the examination room and ensure their proper conduct in doing so.
14. Ensure no bags, coats, mobile phone or other unauthorised materials are brought into any examination room.
15. Periodically attend an invigilation training within school.
16. Undertake any other duties associated with the role, as may be decided the Examinations Officer or the Headteacher.
Commitment to safeguarding
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post
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About Royds Hall, A Share Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Royds Hall, A Share Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01484463366
Being part of SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale, provides staff a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust and also with the wider Calderdale and Kirklees network. This means we can offer the successful candidate access to a fantastic support network, CPD and opportunities to develop practice.
Royds Hall is a small secondary school that achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.2 in 2023, and in March of the same year, Royds Hall was graded 'Good' in all categories by Ofsted. We enjoy strong behaviour for learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well-sequenced. Staff wellbeing is central to our vision of 'valuing people, supporting personal best. Visitors and staff regularly share that the school is warm and supportive, with high expectations for all.
We also offer pupils a wealth of extended learning opportunities from Royds Hall Scholars, Duke of Edinburgh, debating society, and Steam Lab to knitting for fun. The PE department supports our pupils in representing the school in a wide range of sports, including basketball, netball, and athletics. We take part in the annual Speakers' Trust event and have been successful in reaching the final in recent years. Pupils gain from a wealth of opportunities offered, including leadership opportunities in every year group. In 2023, 100% of pupils took part in an extended learning opportunity. A strong belief exists that offering a wide range of extended learning opportunities ignites pupil interests and allows them to uncover skills and abilities that support their sense of achievement and happiness in school and into adulthood. We believe every child can succeed, and it is our privilege to provide them with opportunities to identify their talents, future dreams, and aspirations.
"We are delighted to officially announce that the inspection team rated Royds Hall a Share Academy as a ‘Good’ school. We are exceptionally proud of what our staff and pupils have achieved in the last five years. Whilst the outcome doesn’t change the way we work, it provides further evidence of the very positive journey of improvement we are on. We will continue to focus on what matters for our pupils and community and ensure that our pupils leave school fully equipped with the life skills, experiences and educational outcomes to enjoy a happy and successful future.” – May 2023
Royds Hall is a wonderful place to work, where you will have the opportunity to make a difference every single day.
Arranging a visit to Royds Hall, A Share Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk.
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