Exams Invigilator

Hayle Academy, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4DN

236 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 June 2027 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: 13.13 per hour

Exams Invigilator job summary

Hayle Academy is looking for Invigilators, Readers and Scribes to join the existing Exams Team, to assist with our examinations and internal assessments held throughout the year. You will need to be available during the examination periods in November, January, March, May and June, on days agreed in advance. You will also be required to attend an annual training session.
Duties will include:-1) Assisting in the setting up of the examination room.2) Helping in the opening and distribution of question papers and other authorised materials to candidates.3) Supervising the orderly entry of students into the exam room and ensuring that they are correctly identified and seated according to the seating plan.4) Starting and ending examinations according to the regulations and ensuring that the examination regulations are observed throughout the exam.5) Taking responsibility for a group of candidates when in the exam room.6) Collecting exam scripts and arranging in candidate number order.7) Maintaining security and confidentiality.
About You:
Candidates should be friendly, punctual, reliable and organised, and have excellent communication skills. Previous experience of working with children would be an advantage, however training will be provided. 
Benefits of Working with Us:
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:
To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.The closing date and time for receiving applications is - OPEN ADVERT. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED AFTER APPLICATION SUBMITTEDIf you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Michelle Thompson, Exams & Data Manager, on mthompson@hayle.tpacademytrust.org or 01736 753009.Interviews to be held on TBC
If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.

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 Hayle Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 623 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hayle Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hayle-academy

Become who you want to be…

School isn’t just about what you learn. It’s about who you learn to be.

That’s why at Hayle Academy, students are encouraged to try new things, develop confidence, and build resilience. And they do it within our friendly and encouraging community.

Every child comes to us full of promise. Our aim is that when they leave, they are independent thinkers with the skills and self-belief to achieve it.

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