Exam Invigilator

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Exam Invigilator

Exam Invigilator

Sheffield Park Academy01/05/2024

At Sheffield Park Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students.Sheffield Park Academy is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy, December 2022. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. 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. With over 1,200 students of over 50 nationalities, Sheffield Park Academy is a diverse and inclusive 11-18 school. The academy provides students with a broad and ambitious curriculum and an exciting range of enrichment opportunities. The school has some of the key foundations for success, with a dedicated staffing body, a commitment to education with character, and a vibrant school community. United Learning is deeply committed to the progress, success and safeguarding of all children and young people. We believe in serving local communities through creating excellent schools which provide outstanding education and support all the children of the area. As a group, we aim to offer more by working together than any single school could on its own; we aim to support and develop leaders, provide excellent professional development for all staff and offer broader experiences for children and young people. United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. The subject specialists, Group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’. We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check. Here at United Learning, we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. is some information about the benefits available to United Learning.

Job details

Job details

Salary£11.47 per hourContractual hours0BasisZero HoursRegionSheffieldJob category/typeSupport StaffDate posted17/01/2024Job referenceREQ000376Attachments

Job description

Job description

Job title : Exam Invigilator

Location : Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Salary: £11.47 per hour

Contract : Casual contract until 31st August 2024,

Start date : ASAP

‘Leaders are ambitious for all pupils to achieve highly’

‘This is a school where students care for students and are determined that they succeed’

OFSTED report, December 2022

Sheffield Park Academy are seeking to appoint new Exam Invigilators to join our current team. Applicants will need to be flexible around working hours to support during the busy examination periods at the school. In particular, applicants will ideally need to be available for examinations taking place in November/December, January, March and May/June.

Main duties will include:

To work with the Data & Exams Manager 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.

The academy has over 1,200 pupils and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities. We have a vibrant, multicultural community with over 70 languages spoken across the Academy. We are part of the United Learning Trust, the largest and one of the most successful academy trusts in the country who offer unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities. We are looking for ambitious individuals who wish to have a significant and rapid impact upon students’ life chances and who wish to progress rapidly within their career within the United Learning Family.

The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe.

We are looking for someone who:

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.

We will offer you:

Excellent facilities and resources. A chance to become part 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.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

To apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button at the top of this page to complete our online application form, CVs are not accepted. If you have any queries regarding this role please email The closing date for this post is midnight 01 May 2024, this advert is rolling recruitment, and will be reviewed every 3 weeks for applications.

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.

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