Exams Invigilator
Dame Alice Owen's School
Hertfordshire
- New
- Salary:
- Hourly pay of £11.44, plus, holiday pay
- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 4 November 2024
Job overview
Zero hours contract
Available to work at least 3 days a week during busy exam periods, especially in January, May and June
The Governing Body of this highly successful, partially selective, mixed school invites applications for the post of Exams Invigilator. Exams Invigilators play a crucial role in upholding the integrity and security of exams and the assessment process and must conduct exams in accordance with all the relevant rules and regulations. The role requires good attention to detail, flexibility with working hours and days and excellent time keeping and organisational skills. Good availability (minimum 3 days each week) during the busy exam periods each year is essential and completion of annual training (both online and in person) is required. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants whose skills would give them the confidence to invigilate students who are using computer equipment, act as a human reader and/or act as a scribe in a range of subjects for students with special exam access arrangements. Experience is not necessary, as full training will be provided.
The Exams Department organises and manages the internal and external exams and tests for KS4 and KS5. We follow regulations and guidance as laid out by the JCQ and awarding bodies to ensure that all the exams and tests are conducted to the highest standards and we pay particular attention to making sure that our learning support students are supported and provided with the additional exam support that they are eligible for. During the course of each academic year, we have a variety of different tasks to perform. We have periods of planning and preparation and key parts of the year when we are running exams and tests every day. The busy exam periods take place in November-December (normally 2-3 ad hoc weeks in total), January (2 back-to-back weeks as soon as term resumes) and throughout the summer term (April - June but particularly every week between early May and end June).
The department is made up of a full-time Exams Office and a full-time Assistant Exams Officer. Successful candidates would be joining a team of existing invigilators headed up by a number of experienced lead invigilators. You would be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the exams taking place in your exam room ensuring all the rules and regulations are adhered to by everyone and dealing with any issues as and when they arise. This may be in a small room on your own or in a large main exam room working as part of a big team.
Please download our Support Staff application form from our website to make your application. Please note that applications cannot be considered unless the application is completed in full. We are not able to accept CVs for any posts based in school.
To apply, please email your completed application forms together with a covering letter stating why you are well placed to take this position at our school to recruitment@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 4th November 2024.
Interview date: Friday 8th November 2024.
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
The post you are applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applicants will be required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not “protected” (as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure check.
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About Dame Alice Owen's School
- Dame Alice Owen's School
- Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar
- Hertfordshire
- EN6 2DU
- United Kingdom
HEADTEACHER’S WELCOME
Our school was founded 400 years ago by Dame Alice Owen, a remarkable philanthropist with an unusually modern vision for education. She established the first school in Islington and, as demand outstripped space, it moved to its current setting, in the Hertfordshire countryside, in 1976.
Today, Owen’s is an exciting place to work where “staff overwhelmingly feel well cared for” and behaviour is “exemplary.” [Ofsted December 2023] Ours is a school where teachers love talking about teaching and learning, where relationships between students and staff are positive and strong, and where we do what we can to keep workload manageable.
We are never complacent; we are always looking for marginal gains in order to keep what we do reasonable, but exciting. It is the combination of interested students, dedicated staff, supportive parents, a rigorous and empathetic Governing Body and school leadership team (staff and student) which makes our school such a special place to be.
Dame Alice Owen’s School is a mixed, partially selective secondary school with approximately 1,440 students including over 400 in our vibrant and highly successful sixth form. Our school benefits from some of the most able students in the country. In the 2023 A level examinations; 60% of all A level grades were A*-A with 82% of grades being awarded A*-B. In GCSE examinations, students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 71.2 and a Progress 8 score of 0.63 with 24% of all grades awarded at level 9 and 95% of students achieving 5 or more grades 9 – 4 including English and Maths. Many of our school leavers from Year 13 have offers from top universities to choose from, including an average of 24 places at Oxbridge each year.
We were delighted to be recognised as ‘The Sunday Times Regional School of the Decade’ in 2020 and the country’s highest ranking non-fully selective state school of the year many times over. Securing a place at Owen’s has been described as “winning the lottery” in the Good School Guide, “the golden ticket” in Tatler and Ofsted judged us “outstanding” in all categories in December 2023, with no areas for improvement.
WHY WORK AT OWEN’S SCHOOL
At Dame Alice Owen’s, we appreciate that when staff are well looked after, and conditions are right for learning, students and staff thrive.
Owen’s has a relaxed, supportive environment, the atmosphere is friendly and collegial and staff are nurtured and supported. Students at Owen's are engaged, well-motivated and behavioural issues are rare and well managed. Therefore, it is a place where you can focus your energies on developing effective teaching and learning strategies and grow as a practitioner. The Senior Leadership team are fully aware of the importance of a good work life balance and are mindful of this when supporting the teams they line manage. Meetings are kept to a minimum, as is cover, courtesy of a team of dedicated cover supervisors. There are regular, whole staff and departmental social events throughout the year, and, with a nod to our 400 year old traditions, Owen’s is often a fun and interesting place to be.
Teaching at Owen's is not just a job; it's a fulfilling and rewarding experience that goes beyond the classroom, positively shaping both students' futures and teachers' careers. If you would like to work in a school where your passion for education can truly flourish, Owen's is the perfect place for you.
In addition to this, we also offer a variety of benefits including:
- Access to an Employee Assistance Package, which provides staff with a wide range of health and wellbeing services including physio sessions and 24 hour access to a
GP;
Excellent facilities and resources including a Fitness Suite which is open to all staff for certain hours outside of the school day;
Free on school site parking;
Staff child places, in line with our admissions procedures;
A great location - the school is situated on an attractive 35-acre site in the Green Belt. Central London is easily reached, in 15 minutes, by rail from Potters Bar and
the school is close to motorway links.
Hear from members of our Staff in the video below about why they enjoy working at Dame Alice Owen’s School.
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