Exam Invigilator
Sharnbrook Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 1JLThis job expired on 10 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Closing date
10 March 2025 at 8am
Date listed
27 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.30 Hourly
Exam Invigilator job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to provide invigilation for all external and internal examinations and assessments at the school. The successful candidate will be responsible for collecting the exams material prior to the exam, distributing the material to the candidates, supervising the exam for the duration of the scheduled time and returning all exam materials to the exams officer at the end of the allocated time. Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided.
The Opportunity
- To work at the direction of the Examinations Officer or Senior Invigilator.
- Invigilate a variety of external and internal examinations throughout the year.
- Ensure Exam Board Regulations are adhered to.
- Complete seating plans and other examination related documentation.
- Work flexibly within the examination timetable, covering unforeseen circumstances.
The ideal candidate
- Has a good educational background with GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
- Possess an understanding of the education system and how children learn.
- Able to work closely with pupils who are finding learning difficult, or those who have experienced a feeling of failure.
- Is firm but fair and possesses excellent organisation skills and a keen eye for detail.
Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff, to explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.
Sharnbrook is an exceptional place to learn and work. We are an ambitious, forward thinking and fully inclusive community school, located in beautiful rural Bedfordshire. Our values guide our decision making, and central to all that we do is our mission is to ensure that all students achieve their academic and personal potential to reach destinations of purpose and choice. Our motto of ‘excellence, care and opportunity for all’ encapsulates our approach towards this aim.
Our students benefit from an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum taught in impressive, specialist facilities. Students are well taught by highly knowledgeable subject experts, and supported by expert support staff. ‘Team Sharnbrook’ work together, in partnership with families, to ensure that every young person is known, valued and supported to reach their full potential. We expect students to excel, and ensure that they feel safe and happy in school, so that this expectation is realised. We understand the value of students’ personal development, and enable this through access to an extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities and a comprehensive personal development curriculum. We are proud of the education that we offer to our young people, and would be delighted to welcome you to the academy to learn more about us.
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
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.
About Sharnbrook Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1670 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sharnbrook Academy website
Sharnbrook Academy is a member of the Sharnbrook Academy Federation multi-academy trust. Our academy is set in attractive rural surroundings and provides excellent opportunities for pupils aged 11 to 18. We are proud to be part of an organisation where students thrive in lessons and make significant contributions to the wider life of the school through extracurricular activities, work in the community and by participating in local and national competitions. Student behaviour is exemplary, and the climate for learning is vibrant and inclusive.
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