IT Exam Invigilator
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FHThis job expired on 5 September 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
October/November 2025
Closing date
5 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
18 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13.68 Hourly Hourly Rate includes holiday pay
IT Exam Invigilator job summary
We are looking to expand our team of invigilators with specific ability to perform the IT aspect of the role. Successful candidates will have a genuine interest in supporting our students to perform to the best of their ability.
Main duties
To conduct examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), awarding body and Katherine Warington School regulations and instructions.
To have a key role in upholding the integrity and security of the external examination/assessment process.
Before examinations
The IT Invigilator should:
report to and be briefed by the exams officer prior to each exam session
keep confidential exam question papers and materials secure before, during and after exams
Setup IT equipment and software for students who have Access Arrangements.
Ensure exam rooms are set up in time according to the requirements and generic exam accounts are logged in.
Check Students have the correct IT Setup for Exams e.g Spellcheck on or off as required.
Work with the Examinations Officer to copy/move files in their correct secure location.
Setup/display clocks in the classroom interactive board where exams are taking place.
Ensure exam printers are properly set up, have sufficient paper and toner.
Admit candidates into exam rooms under formal examination conditions
Give full attention to conducting the examinations properly
Identify candidates and seat them according to the required arrangements
Distribute the correct question papers and exam materials to candidates
Instruct candidates in the conduct of their exams
Deal with candidate questions
Start exams
During examinations
The IT Invigilator should:
Supervise and observe candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout
Keep disruption in examination rooms to a minimum
Deal with emergencies or irregularities effectively
Record/report any incidents, disruption or irregularities
Complete attendance registers
Deal with candidate questions according to the regulations
After examinations
The IT Invigilator should:
Instruct candidates in finishing their examinations and collect examination scripts and materials
Ensure exams sheets are printed, signed and saved on the network.
Prepare the generic exam account for the next set of exams.
Dismiss candidates from the examination room
Check candidates’ names on scripts, match the details on the attendance register
Securely return all examination scripts and materials to the exams officer
Above all, we are looking for reliable, flexible and enthusiastic individuals with a calming influence and an eye for detail. The ability to communicate clearly and accurately with both students and staff is also key, as is the ability to follow set instructions both as part of a team and on an individual basis. Other qualities we are looking for include punctuality and a common sense approach.
You will be employed on a term time only, flexible basis during exam periods. Shift patterns will vary, but applicants will need to be available for am/pm sessions (with 8.00am and 12.30pm start times) during this academic year's exam season.
If you share our belief that young people have the right to a transformational educational experience that will enable them to fulfil their potential and realise their ambitions, then we look forward to hearing from you.
At KWS, we understand the value of having a workforce that reflects and represents our multi-ethnic student body from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. We therefore welcome and embrace applications from all backgrounds.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
As part of our selection and appointment process, and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, we are required to conduct online searches on all candidates in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.
Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process, and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.
Further information about the job
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.
About Katherine Warington School
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1113 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).
Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk
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