Invigilator

**Job type**:
Part Time, Casual

**Start date**:
Easter 2025

13 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**Required**:Easter 2025

**Line Manager**: Exams Officer

**Pay**:£14.46 per hour

**Hours**:Casual

**Closing date**:13th March 2025, 12:00 noon

**The Role**

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the examination success of one of the country’s leading HMC Independent Schools, and the future prospects of its pupils.

**The School**

The King’s School is one of the dozen oldest schools in the country and has a proud heritage dating back to at least 1087, with a re-foundation in 1541. King’s is the Cathedral School in the city of Gloucester, whilst the surrounding county is home to many excellent grammar and state schools, as well as other independent schools. King’s is held in high regard amidst this competitive area; our academic, co-curricular and pastoral attainment is second to none. As a result, the last three ISI reports for King’s have all been classified as ‘excellent’ in every area. Local media brand SoGlos has awarded King’s the title of ‘Independent School of the Year’ or ‘Highly Commended’ in every one of the last five years - a feat unmatched by any other local independent school. Despite the multiple national-scale challenges of recent years, King’s has seen its pupil roll growing steadily and parental satisfaction scoring very highly indeed. With careful investment in the campus and facilities, as well as a continuous focus on improving teaching and learning and developing our outstanding pastoral care, King’s is now seen as a dynamic, forward-thinking and impressive place to study and to work.

**Main Purpose**

The main purpose of this role is to supervise examinations, and to ensure that exam board guidelines and regulations for the integrity and security of papers and procedures are followed during examination sessions.

**Key Duties**

Key duties that the Exam Invigilator may be expected to undertake include, but are not limited to:

- Ensuring the absolute security of any examination papers and resources in your charge;
- Setting up examination rooms as instructed by the Exams Officer;
- Ensuring registration is undertaken at exams;
- Facilitating the smooth running of exams and maintaining a suitable exam environment by ensuring that students abide by School rules and examining body regulations;
- Accompanying students if they need to leave the examination room for any reason, and ensuring that they do not communicate with anyone;
- Referring any suspected incidents of malpractice to the Exams Officer;
- Maintaining an awareness of safeguarding, health and safety, security and confidentiality policies;
- Attending bi-annual training and review sessions with the Exams Officer and Invigilation team.

**Personal Profile**
- Outstanding organisational and administrative skills with a meticulous eye for detail;
- Friendly and approachable, with good command of written and spoken English, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to put staff and pupils at ease;
- IT-literacy, comfortable in assisting students with queries;
- Capable of showing initiative and adapting to unforeseen scenarios;
- A willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the examination timetable;
- Experience of supervising children and/or working in a School or data-driven environment;
- Prior knowledge of exam board regulations and examination procedures would be beneficial.

**Hours of Work and Pay**

This role is available on a casual basis, with hours to be agreed in advance and worked according to the needs of the examination timetable. The hourly rate is £14.46, inclusive of holiday pay.

**Benefits**
- A contributory pension through Aviva APTIS;
- Before / After School Care for children at King’s;
- Access to a doctor for advice and short consultations;
- Staff Wellbeing Programme;
- Cycle to Work Scheme;
- Lunches;
- Parking.

**Applications**
- A CV is not required.


**About**The King's School, Gloucester**:
**The King's School, Gloucester**
- Pitt Street, Gloucester
- Gloucestershire
- GL1 2BG
- United Kingdom

+44 1452 337 337

The King's School, Gloucester has a rich academic tradition as one of the seven famous Cathedral Schools established by Henry VIII in 1541. Now, it is a successful co-educational independent day school with around 750 pupils, aged three to eighteen, offering academic excellence, a celebrated range of extra-curricular activities and outstanding pastoral care.

King's is held in very high esteem amongst the local and wider community, winning Gloucestershire Independent School of the Year in 2020 and 2021, and being Highly Commended in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Following the 2022 ISI Inspection, King's was proud to be declared 'excellent in all areas'.

With small classes and inspiring teachers, The King's School offers a vibrant culture of endeavour and scholarship in the historic setting of Gloucester Cathedral. As a result, the school has