Senior Invigilator

**Job Purpose**
As a Senior Invigilator you will support Exam Invigilators to work as a team to deliver University of Glasgow examinations. You will lead the coordination and facilitation of core examination processes and policies, as well as carrying out the standard duties of an invigilator. Furthermore, you will be a key point of contact between invigilator teams and the Registry Exams Team (or other University teams where required).

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**

**Post holder duties include, but are not limited to the following**:

1.Act as a single point of contact for:

- Invigilators in venue
- Escalating any relevant issues or concerns to the Exams Team
2.Allocating tasks in large venues as appropriate, co-ordinating invigilation teams to ensure all areas of exam administration are carried out effectively
3.Ensure consistency of exam procedures and processes
4.Ensure university regulations and Registry instructions are observed
5.Any other duties as required by the Exams Team

**Carry out standard invigilator duties. A reminder of invigilator duties is below**:

6.Assist facilities staff to distribute exam materials
7.Assist students entering exam venues, direct them to seats, advise they are under exam conditions and read out exam announcements
8.Actively monitor and patrol venues ranging from 1 student to 650+ students, during shifts of 2 - 7 hours
9.Deal effectively and efficiently with issues during examinations relating to; students, exam documentation, venues etc.
10.Escort students from venues during exams as required (toilet breaks, illness etc.) ensuring students are supervised while outside the venue
11.Identify and deal with suspected breaches of university regulations, confiscate prohibited material and accurately complete incident reports
12.Collect, and tally examination material at the end of each exam, ensuring paperwork is readied for collection
13.Maintain the integrity of all exam documentation, storing confidential documents (e.g., disability information), securely and out of sight
14.Manage the departure of students from venues after exams, ensuring they leave in an orderly and quiet manner

**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Knowledge/Qualifications**

**Essential**
A1 Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this level of post gained through working in a similar role. A2 A confident, professional approach to work, with an emphasis on; flexibility, reliability, and attention to detail
A3 Knowledge of University of Glasgow exams processes and policies
A4 An understanding of the key issues involved in exam invigilation A5 Awareness of disability requirements and people who require additional support

**Skills**

**Essential**
C1 Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of students and colleagues and the ability to deliver announcements to a whole venue.
C2 Friendly, helpful, and approachable and delivers a sympathetic and supportive approach when working with colleagues and advising students. Ability to lead by example.
C3 Proactive and positive approach in preventing, addressing and escalating in-venue issues.
C4 Confidence and good judgement on when to escalate issues.
C5 Good IT skills; specifically; Microsoft Office packages, Outlook and accessing online systems
C6 Ability to use initiative, reacting calmly to unexpected or stressful situations, and escalating issues as necessary
C7 Ability to demonstrate excellent observational skills and to remain focussed for long periods while patrolling large exam venues for 1-3 hours C8 Ability to follow regulations, work effectively within defined procedures and to strict timeframes
C9 Ability to demonstrate organisational skills

**Experience**

**Essential**
E1 Experience of invigilating exams (written or digital) and/or experience of working in an educational environment
E2 Experience of working with familiarity with own work priorities and those of colleagues.
E3 Experience motivating others and leading by example
E4 Experience writing and collating information as part of reporting

**Desirable**
F1 Administrative experience

**Terms and Conditions**
Salary will be Grade 3, £21,900 - £22,681 per annum, pro-rated to the number of hours assigned to, and worked by, you.
This post is part-time and open ended, You are guaranteed a minimum of 100 hours per year (Jan-Dec). Shifts will be for a minimum of 1 hour per week but the average shift will be between 2-7 hours.
Invigilators must be fully available for work during all exam diets: December (approx.11 days), April/May (approx. 25 days) and August (approx. 15 days).
As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents