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Job Description: Exam Invigilator

Responsible to Exams Officer

Line Management N/A

Type Teaching/ Non-teaching/ Support

Pay scale £12 per hour

Liaising with Staff and Students

Start date March 2023

Part time/ Full Time Casual

Your role

To provide support during the examination period and ensuring all students abide by exam

conditions for the duration of the exam.

Duties and responsibilities:

• to support the Examination Officer/Senior Invigilator with the day-to-day operation of

examination venues.

• 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 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;

• recording details of late arrivals and early leavers and collecting scripts from early

leavers;

• 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;

• supervising candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring that candidates do not

remove equipment or stationery from the venue without authorisation and ensuring that

candidates leave venues in an orderly and quiet manner

Responsibilities of all school staff

At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all

employees in the school are expected to:

• support the attitudes, beliefs and values alongside the vision of WSS;

• contribute as a member of the WSS Team to aspects of school life which enhance

our community;

• attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required;

• take responsibility for safeguarding and children’s welfare and ensure the immediate

reporting to the DSL or a Deputy DSL of any safeguarding matters which place a child

at risk or potential risk;

• be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school’s Health

and Safety policy;

• maintain positive discipline and uphold school policies and practices at all times,

ensuring a safe, stimulating and positive learning environment for all students;

• maintain appropriate standards of professional appearance and conduct and to

ensure that all interactions with students, staff, parents, governors and visitors reflect

a commitment to high professional standards of courtesy and behaviour and

effectively contribute to the safeguarding of learners at all times;

• keep their Line Manager/ SLT appraised of any concerns whilst undertaking this role.

NB.

• The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities

contained in the statement of Conditions of Employment.

• This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the

particular amount of time to be spent in carrying them out and no part of it may be

so construed. In allocating time to the performance of duties and responsibilities, the

post holder must use Directed Time in accordance with the school’s published Policy

and have regard to the Teachers’ Conditions of Employment.

• This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post.

• This job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to

modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the

post.

• To carry out any other duties that are commensurate with the role as requested by

the Headteacher

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