Exam Invigilator

**Role title Examination Invigilator**

**Responsible to **Exams Officer***

**Date **September 2021

**1. Role**

**purpose**

The primary purpose of this post is to participate in conducting internal and external

examinations. To include, where appropriate, ensuring that all Exam Board regulatory

requirements for the conduct of examinations are strictly adhered to.

**2. Principal**

**duties and**

**Responsibilities**

**a) Departmental**

1. With the school line manager participate in the formulation of detailed team

objectives and policies.

2. With the school line manager ensure the effective and efficient implementation

of school policies and the achievement of the school’s objectives, including

financial ones.

3. To contribute to co-operative working across services in accordance with the

school’s Vision and Values. To contribute to cross-service initiatives as required.

4. To assist in ensuring the team’s services are responsive to community needs and

that equal opportunity and health and safety issues are identified and

addressed effectively.

5. To assist in ensuring effective external and internal working relationships are

established and maintained with organisations and agencies relevant to the

work of the exams team.

6. To ensure effective and accessible communication with staff, service users, the

general public and others as appropriate.

**b) Functional**
- heating, lighting, ventilation and levels of extraneous noise are acceptable

examination room

overseeing the work of others

2. To ensure that a signed record is kept of the seating and invigilation

arrangements for any examination session that you participate in.

4. To take all reasonable steps to ensure that:
guidelines

stationery, including paper for rough work, is provided

materials which are expressly permitted

examination
- security and confidentiality is maintained at all times

ensure that they fully understand what they are required to do.

progress, and give complete attention at all times to this duty.

9 To complete the Attendance Register during the examination, in accordance

with the instructions of the Awarding Body.

10 To know the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency such as a fire

alarm.

12 After collation, to ensure the scripts are handed to the person responsible for

dispatching the scripts to Examiners.

13 To collect all unused stationery in the examination room and return it to the

Examinations Officer.

14 To ensure that the room is left in a tidy condition.

15 To assist in the completion of risk assessments as appropriate, to include the

reporting of any hazardous or potentially hazardous situations.

16 The postholder will carry out any other duties that might be considered to be

commensurate with the post, as required.

17 Self evaluation of all the above will be carried out as a continual process.

**3.**

**Qualifications**

**Knowledge &**

**Experience**

**Essential**

5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above or equivalent including proficiency in literacy and

numeracy.

**Desirable**

A knowledge of the ‘Instructions for the conduct of examinations’ produced annually

by Joint Council for Qualifications.

Previous experience of invigilating examinations in a school environment.

**4. Dimensions**

**(in quantitative**

**terms, the key**

**areas on which**

**the job has an**

**impact)**

Responsible to the Governing Body.

Accountable to the Principal.

Line manager: Examinations Officer

To work co-operatively and constructively with all colleagues in the school, and relevant

services; all parents, students, governors, and primary schools.

Number of staff managed : None

Departmental budget : None

Section budget : None

**5. Physical**

**Effort**

The postholder will not be expected to undertake any physical effort/strain over and

above what would normally be incurred in a day to day office environment.

**6. Working**

**Environment**

The postholder will not be exposed to objectionable, uncomfortable or noxious

conditions over and above what would normally be experienced in a day to day

office environment.

**7. Person**

**specification**
- Excellent written and spoken English are an essential requirement of this role.
- A good level of literacy and numeracy.
- Ability to communicate clearly and work as part of team.
- A commitment towards customer care and continuous service improvement.
- Ability to work in a school environment with children.
- Good time-keeping.

**8. Additional**

**information**
- The postholder will at all times carry out his/her duties and responsibilities with due regard

to the Governors' support of and commitment to Equal Opportunities Policies.
- The postholder will be expected to undertake any appropriate training provided by

the school to assist them in carrying out any of the above duties.
- To understand that you may be needed to Scribe (write down upon dictation from

given.
- The postholder will be required to mai