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SalaryRequired as soon as possible
Hours: casual by negotiation
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement Success through Endeavour Ambition through Challenge Strength through Diversity
Join our friendly, thriving and supportive team here at The Sixth Form College, Solihull. We aspire to be outstanding professionally and personally, taking time to invest in everything we do, to develop transformative life chances for all our learners and to stretch their potential to the full. The Sixth Form College, Solihull is a large, culturally diverse specialist in A Levels and Level 3 vocational qualifications, and part of the Summit Learning Trust. We seek exam invigilators to join our existing team. To be successful you will have a good standard of education including Maths and English at GCSE. Previous experience is an advantage but not required as all training will be provided. You should be well organised, have good attention to detail, be able to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative.
Main duties
- to conduct examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), awarding body and Solihull Sixth Form College instructions
- to play a key role in upholding the integrity of the examination/assessment process
Before exams
- to report to and be briefed by the exams manager prior to each exam session
- to keep confidential exam papers and materials secure before, during and after exams
- to ensure exam rooms are set out according to the instructions
- to admit candidates into exam rooms
- to collect any mobile phones, smart watches and any timepieces or other unauthorised devices for securing safely
- to ensure that these devices are not accessed at any time whilst an exam is taking place
- to identify, seat, and instruct candidates in the conduct of their exams
- to distribute the correct exam papers and materials to candidates
- to deal with candidate queries
- to start exams
During exams
- to supervise and observe candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout exams
- to keep disruption in exam rooms to a minimum
- to deal with emergencies or irregularities effectively
- to record/report any incidents, disruption or irregularities
- to complete attendance registers
- to deal with candidate questions according to the regulations
After exams
- to instruct candidates in finishing their exams and to collect exam scripts and exam materials
- to dismiss candidates from the exam room
- to check candidates’ names on scripts, match the details on the attendance register
- to securely return all exam scripts and exam materials to the Exams Manager
- to return any mobile phones, smart watches and any other timepieces or other unauthorised devices to the rightful owner Other
- to attend training, updates or review sessions as required
- to undertake, where required and where able, other duties requested by the Exams Manager, for example - supervision of exam timetable clash candidates between exam sessions; facilitating access arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc. (full training will be provided); other exams-related administrative tasks
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post-holder.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
To apply please visit our website
Contact email: recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
Interviews will be held on 14 March 2024
Please note we do not accept CV’s
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
