Exam Invigilator

We are looking for Invigilators to work throughout April and May

**Location**:Chelmsford Campus

**Pay Rate**:From April 23 pay rate will increase to £12ph and scribe/readers £15ph

**Working hours**:Usually 9.00 - 17.00 with 1 hour unpaid lunch break. (The unpaid one-hour lunch break will need to work around the exams - so you will need to be flexible with this)

**Job role**:

- Invigilators are responsible for the conduct of examinations, they are the official people present during the examination who take care of students, provide support if needed and watch to prevent cheating.
- They are present at every examination to ensure that examinations are held in accordance with the current Anglia Ruskin University Academic Regulations.
- Helping with distributing exam material to different parts of the campus or filing materials in exam rooms
- Invigilators are required to complete various reports and registers. These are kept as the official record of attendance and any events during the examination. Accurate record keeping is therefore essential.
- Carry out identity checks (student identification cards).
- Admit students who arrive late in accordance with the Academic Regulations.
- Make announcements before and during the examination.
- Maintain security of examination papers and stationery.
- Record student attendance.
- Assist in the resolution of any exam paper queries.
- Deal with cases of cheating in the examination room.
- Remain vigilant, mobile and attentive throughout the examination.
- Be sympathetic to the needs of the students.
- Collect scripts at the end of the examination.
- Be familiar with Anglia Ruskin University’s fire & evacuation procedures.

**Requirements**:

- This role would suit a person who enjoys mixing with people, has the confidence to enforce the regulations if necessary and deal effectively and promptly with any problems that may occur during the examination.
- Active, enthusiastic and calm people to assist with this work.
- We primarily need Invigilators for our main examination sessions which run in January, May and July. However, we also have a number of examinations throughout the year, mainly for nursing exams.
- Applicants should be confident dealing with groups of students and sensitive to the stresses of an examination environment. The size of examinations varies from 1 to 100+ and invigilators should be able to cover all sizes of groups. Two or more invigilators are allocated to each examination with more than 25 students, with as many as 8 invigilators presiding over examinations with 100+ students.
- We also arrange examinations for students with specific exam arrangements. These examinations are usually no larger than 10 students. The invigilators for these examinations should be sympathetic to the needs of the student whilst ensuring that the integrity of the examination is not compromised.

Full training is provided to new invigilators and a handbook detailing Anglia Ruskin University’s policy and regulations for examinations is given to all invigilators.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months
Part-time hours: 0-35 per week

**Salary**: £12.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chelmsford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location