Exam Invigilator

Vacancy for Exam Invigilator

Start date to be confirmed

Casual hours

Grade 2 SCP 3 £11.79 per hour (pay award pending)

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Are you looking for a supportive role with flexible hours? Ellowes Hall Sports College is looking to add to our bank of Examination Invigilators. You will work as part of a team of invigilators who will ensure exams are carried out according to the regulations.

Hours will be agreed in advance of exam periods. External exams take place from May to June and various internal exams throughout the academic year.

Under the guidance of the Exam Officer you will start, oversee and finish examinations as necessary. You will be assisting with the preparation of the examination venue, completion of relevant paperwork and the monitoring and management of students during internal and external examinations.

You should have a flexible approach to your work, have good attention to detail, be organised, reliable and punctual. Also, you should be committed to supporting young people and have strong communication skills. You may be asked to read and scribe for pupils to support their needs.

Prior experience is useful, however not essential as full annual training will be given.

The successful candidate will find themselves working in a friendly and supportive environment where we always strive to provide support for our students, particularly during the examination periods.

For further details please email our exams officer: Mrs Tracy Webb email: twebb@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, shortlisted candidates will be offered an interview and should a successful appointment be made the advert will be closed and candidates informed.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2023 – KCSIE 2023

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.