Examinations Invigilator

Alde Valley Academy, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BG

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.48 Hourly

Examinations Invigilator job summary

Alde Valley Academy is seeking to appoint flexible, responsible and reliable invigilators to cover internal and external examinations. Experience is not necessarily required, as training and continued support will be given.

These are part time, casual posts with the weeks worked falling in February, May, June, July and November. The hours will be variable between 8:15am and 4:00pm.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with an enthusiastic and committed team.

As an Exam Invigilator, you will help ensure examinations are conducted in a calm, secure and consistent environment. Duties will include:

• Preparing examination rooms and materials
• Supervising students during examinations
• Ensuring examination regulations and procedures are followed
• Monitoring students throughout the exam
• Dealing appropriately with any issues that arise
• Collection and securing examination papers at the end of each session

About Alde Valley Academy

Alde Valley Academy is a vibrant and rapidly growing mixed academy, proudly serving the community of Leiston, Suffolk. Our aim is to Achieve Success Together through our values:

Aspire and Achieve

Lead with Kindness

Stronger Together.

At the heart of our success is a passionate team of dedicated professionals who understand that every second of education counts. We are united by a deep commitment to our students and the community we serve. They are the very core of our purpose. Every moment, every lesson, every day is a vital opportunity to inspire, challenge, and support each child to achieve their very best. We believe, without compromise, that with the right environment and encouragement, every student has the potential to achieve greatness.

As proud members of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, we are guided by the shared values of opportunity, community, and excellence. These values are more than aspirations; they are embedded in every decision we make and every interaction we have. We believe in providing all students with meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed, fostering a strong sense of belonging within a supportive community, and setting the highest expectations in everything we do.

This is the Kingfisher Spirit in action — a belief that with the right environment, encouragement, and ambition, every young person can soar.

Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a wide variety of training courses through The National College
• Employee assistance scheme including access to online counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Muscular skeletal sessions.
• Flu Voucher Scheme
• Optical reimbursement scheme
• Employee Benefits scheme (Perkbox), including salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work and car lease
• Access to the school’s fully equipped gym before and after school hours
• National pay scales and policies
• Family friendly policies

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Kingfisher Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. 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. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 Alde Valley Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 645 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Alde Valley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alde-valley-academy

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