Exam Invigilator

Stanley High School, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9TF

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £12.60

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Purpose:

To assist the smooth running of mock and external examinations.

Main Duties:

Assist in the setting up of exam rooms.

Ensure no inappropriate items are brought into the exam room, such as personal stereos, revision notes or other paper work unless told otherwise.

Ensure candidates obey the regulations of an exam room as laid out in the exam guidelines. Ensure candidates are aware of any pre-exam start information and of any erratum notice which may affect them.

Ensure all candidates receive appropriate exam question and answer papers.

Be aware of any needs that candidates may have during an exam.

Ensure all candidates are seated before opening exam question papers.

Ensures no talking or disruptive behaviour for the candidates once an exam has begun.

Exam conditions apply as soon as candidates enter the exam room.

Ensure answer scripts are collected in candidate number order and are supervised as required until they are secure.

All centre paper work is completed as instructed.

Record attendance on official exam registers.

Maintain security and confidentiality of exam papers at all times.

Health & Safety:

All staff are responsible for the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy so far as it affects them, colleagues and others who may be affected by their work

General:

Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the generalcharacter of the post and its grading.

Experience:

Able to work unsupervised Ability to work as part of a team.

Previous experience of working as an invigilator in an educational setting.

Experience of working within a school setting.

Experience of working with young people.

Personal Qualities:

Excellent communication skills.

Capacity to work well under pressure.

Self-motivated Excellent time management skills

Punctual and available to work at short notice

A sense of humor with an optimistic outlook

What the school offers its staff

Southport Learning Trust is an inspirational multi academy trust that stands at the forefront of educational excellence and community engagement. Southport Learning Trust is one of the largest employers in Southport and surrounding areas thanks to our collaboration of schools which include Birkdale High, Greenbank High, Meols Cop High, Range High School, Stanley High, Maghull High, Kew Woods Primary and Bedford Primary School.

Each of our schools are unique beacons of aspiration in their communities, our connectivity as a Trust makes us even stronger. The trust is the heartbeat of the local community and its network spans over 6,700 pupils and over 800 employees. Southport Learning Trust is built on its four pillars which enables students to have access to the highest quality of education.

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

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Southport Learning Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which Southport Learning Trust might want to explore with you at the interview.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Stanley High School Application Form - BLANK.docx - 124 KB (opens in new tab)

Exam Invigilator Recruitment Pack - November 2025.pdf - 3.5 MB (opens in new tab)

About Stanley High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 836 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stanley High School website
• Email address: hcasady@stanleyhigh.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stanley-high-school

Stanley High School is a proud member of the Southport Learning Trust family of schools leading to collaboration amongst our wider school community. We have a strong safeguarding culture and we will expect you to champion this within your role. Our staff will engage in high quality Continuous Professional Development at both school and Trust level and all staff have access to our supportive well-being package.

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