Exam Invigilator

The Hathershaw College, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 3EP

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  7 October 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: £12.60 Hourly £12.60 per hour (a minimum of 2 hours is paid at any one session)

Exam Invigilator job summary

Examinations Invigilator

Casual Contract

Based at The Hathershaw College

To commence at the earliest opportunity

Salary: £12.60 per hour

About the role:

We are looking to recruit Exam Invigilators to join our existing friendly and supportive Exams team at The Hathershaw College. The role involves supporting the Examination team in distributing and collecting exam papers and ensuring that exams are conducted in line with exam board regulations. A friendly disposition and attention to detail is essential. You will be required to stand for long periods and be vigilant, monitoring students. Training will be provided. Availability needed throughout the year at set periods.

Hathershaw College

The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle Learning Trust, which consists of ourselves, Oldham Sixth Form College, Werneth Primary School, Broadfield Primary School and Alexandra Park Primary School. We are also well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.

You will see from our Ofsted report published in January 2022 that we have retained our good status. I would advise you to read the excellent report before applying. Key highlights from this include: “Pupils behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors.” “Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being.” Senior leaders have taken radical steps to manage the workload and well-being of colleagues by reducing unnecessary burdens and bureaucracy. These actions were rated highly in the most recent staff survey, which takes place on annual basis.

The Pinnacle Learning Trust

We celebrate students’ uniqueness and support our young people to flourish and become responsible, successful citizens who contribute positively to their communities. Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, including designation as Evidence Leads in Education for the Research School; delivery of school-to-school support; CPD facilitation and support for trainee teachers. Staff have access to opportunities to develop their teaching practice, such as training on metacognition, virtual classroom coaching and retrieval practice. As a Trust, we celebrate diversity by encouraging an understanding of our communities, faiths and cultures.

To apply, please visit our website: https://www.pinnaclelearningtrust.org.uk/Vacancies/

Any Queries please email Vicki Sainsbury: vs@hathershaw.org.uk

Advert Closing Date: Sunday, 3 November at 5.00pm
Provisional Interview Date: TBC

Additional Reasons to Join Us:

Automatic enrolment into a Pension Scheme

Cycle to work schemes available

Various health and wellbeing benefits (including on site gym membership at Oldham Sixth Form College and The Hathershaw College)

Free on-site parking

Excellent opportunities for CPD and career development

Commitment to Safeguarding

Hathershaw College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Hathershaw College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.

WE TAKE SAFEGUARDING SERIOUSLY

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.

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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 The Hathershaw College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1051 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Hathershaw College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-hathershaw-college

The Hathershaw College is a very successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy within the Pinnacle Learning Trust, which consists of ourselves, Oldham Sixth Form College and Werneth Primary School. We are also well located with good public transport links and excellent access to the motorway network.

Ofsted inspected the school in November/December 2021 and we have retained our good status. I would advise you to read the excellent report before applying.

“Pupils behave sensibly around the school and in lessons. They are respectful to other pupils, staff and visitors.”

“Staff value the steps that leaders have taken to ease their workload and support their well-being.”

Source: Ofsted report 2021

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