Exam Invigilator

Exam Invigilator

Barnsley Academy

Contract: Casual basis, hours available during exam periods

Salary: £12.02 per hour

The closing date is 9:00 am on the 16 February 2023

Interviews will take place soon after

Barnsley Academy is seeking to appoint new Exam Invigilators to join their current team. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Barnsley Academy is an 11-16 secondary. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.

Applicants will need to be flexible around working hours to support during the busy examination periods at the school. In particular, applicants will need to be available for examinations taking place in December, March and June.

Main duties will include:

• To work with the Data & Exams Officer to ensure the successful operation of the examinations process in school.
• To be familiar with the guidance for invigilators and instructions provided for conduct of the examination in line with the relevant Examination Board.
• To supervise the admission of candidates into the examination room and to help them find their allocated seats quietly and efficiently.
• To distribute question papers, answer booklets and associated materials at the beginning of the examination and to collect them at the end.
• To supervise candidates in a quiet and unobtrusive manner to ensure that the regulations on conduct, communication etc. are strictly observed.
• To provide candidates with additional paper and/or equipment as necessary and in accordance with examination board regulations.

What we can offer you:

• Excellent facilities and resources.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Caring, dedicated and friendly students.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• Excellent employee benefits which include an excellent pension scheme.

What we would like from you:

• To be both authoritative and approachable and have excellent people skills.
• To be a team player.
• To be resilient in following the academy behaviour policy.
• A fundamental belief in the power of education to enable pupils to achieve anything they set their minds to.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an Academy making year on year progress under current leadership. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

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To apply, please complete our online application form, CVs are not accepted.

Barnsley Academy is part of united Learning, a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. Schools within United Learning work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. By collecting expertise and combining resources, we help to make the tough job of teaching a little easier. With a shared curriculum and lesson plans from around the group available to all, our teachers have strong foundations to lead the engaging, rounded education our children deserve. Our intranet site, United Hub, is just one example of how we this resource and communicate across sites, helping to simplify processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. We reward our staff with wide career opportunities – between Primary and Secondary, Academy and Independent – better pay, benefits, and ultimately the satisfaction of helping every child at each of our schools to success and reach their full potential.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/2995776?cid=1567

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