Exam Invigilator

South Shore Academy, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AR

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 2pm

• Date listed

  13 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.95 Hourly

Exam Invigilator job summary

Exam Invigilator

Casual Contract

All Year Round, 52.143 weeks per year

Cidari Education and the Headteacher of South Shore Academy are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and organised individuals to join our team of Exam Invigilators to support pupils during the examination process. This position is ideal for someone who is calm, observant, reliable and has a strong attention to detail.

You will be responsible for supervising students during exams, ensuring that all exam regulations are followed and that students are provided with a quiet, supportive environment in which to perform at their best. Your duties will include setting up exam rooms, distributing and collecting papers, monitoring student conduct and reporting any irregularities.

Working closely with the exams officer and teaching staff, you will help ensure that each exam session runs efficiently and securely. This role requires professionalism, discretion, and the ability to remain focused and composed under pressure.

We can offer you:

• Flexible, term-time hours

• The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly environment in this well run and respected school

• Good opportunities for personal and career development

• Motivated and experiences Governing Body and central Trust team

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to health and wellbeing benefits.

• Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements

• Terms and conditions are protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions, and supported through regular JCNC meetings

• Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox

• Cycle to work scheme

The right candidate will have:

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

• A flexible approach to work

Closing date: Friday 24th April 2026 at 1pm

Proposed interview date: Tuesday 28th April 2026

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.

We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles.

Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. Further information is available below.

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 South Shore Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 576 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Shore Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-shore-academy-blackpool

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