Hours of Work: By negotiation and agreement during exam periods at Queensbury School when external invigilators may be required; during “mocks” Public Exams & Internal Assessments
Contract type: Permanent/Fixed Term – Casual
Salary: £12.62 per hour
Start date of role: Academic Year 2025/6
Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes
Students at Queensbury School work on a differentiated National Curriculum but some achieve up to GCSE levels. Life skills and social communication are key learning skills for our young people.
We are seeking to appoint attentive and reliable Exam Invigilators to provide administrative support and supervision during the school exam periods alongside assisting the Examinations Officer. The candidates will play an important role in ensuring the smooth process of assessment and will ensure all examination body requirements and exam conditions are adhered to with honesty and integrity. You will be working closely with the Exams department and our hard-working students.
This role is a casual role, as and when required, during exam periods. Please refer to the job description for the main responsibilities of the role.
Please note that only school application forms will be accepted, we will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV) or accept them instead of an application form.
Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email enquiry@queensbury.eiat.org.uk
Invigilators are the people in examination rooms responsible for conducting examinations in the presence of the candidates. Invigilators have a key role in upholding the integrity of the external examination/assessment process.
The role of the invigilator
To ensure that examinations are conducted according to the regulations to:
- ensure all candidates have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities
- ensure the security of the examination materials before, during and after the examination
- prevent possible candidate malpractice
- prevent possible administrative failures
If you are an experienced, dedicated and hardworking individual, and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
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This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.
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.
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How to apply:
Please apply online: https://educationimpact.org.uk/jobs (or scroll to the bottom of this page)
Closing Date: Monday, 1st September 2025 at 9.00am
Interview Date: Week commencing 8th September 2025
Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) or accept them instead of an application form.
If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
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