Examination Invigilator

Bank/Casual Examination Invigilator

Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ

Hourly rate: £11.72 per hour (plus 13% holiday pay)

Hours: Flexible / casual hours available 

Aurora Eccles School:

We’re currently looking for an Examination Invigilator to join our team. Working on a bank adhoc basis. The successful candidate will support the Examinations officer to ensure the smooth running of our examinations.

Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles school in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 11 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.  Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning. 

To take a virtual look around our schools please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour 

The Role:

To protect the integrity of examinations, helping to ensure optimal exam conditions for all students. To uphold and safeguard the regulations and requirements of the relevant examining bodies and JCQ.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career whilst you help shape and develop our provision to achieve this. 

Key Duties:

• Assisting with setting-up examination venues by laying out stationery, equipment and examination papers in accordance with strict procedures
• Assisting candidates prior to the start of examinations by directing them to their seats and advising them about possessions permitted in examination venues
• Offering advice and guidance to unregistered candidates without allocated seats
• Ensuring that candidates do not talk once inside examination venues
• Invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with examination irregularities in accordance with strict procedures
• Checking attendance during examinations
• Escorting candidates from venues during the examinations as required, and supervising candidates whilst outside examination venues
• Collecting and collating scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with strict procedures
• Assisting with the preparation of script envelopes
• Supervising candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring that candidates do not remove equipment or stationery from the venue and ensuring that candidates leave venues in an orderly and quiet manner
• Acting as Readers and Scribes to support those students with Access Arrangements (training will be provided)

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Eccles when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description - Examination Invigilator

• An understanding of examination processes would be desirable.
• Effective oral/written communication skills
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• The ability to follow strict procedure and regulations
• You need to have excellent interpersonal and a positive attitude to work
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Knowledge and experience of pupils with SEMH, ASD.

Due to the location of the school, candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle. 

How to Apply: 

You can apply online by completing our online application form. 

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.