Supply Invigilator
St George's, Edinburgh
Edinburgh, City of
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 October 2024
Job overview
SUPPLY INVIGILATORS - All Training Provided
No closing date - applications will be considered as and when we receive them. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, should we receive sufficient, suitable applications.
Job Purpose
Exam Invigilators work as a team, supervised by the Chief Invigilator and the Examinations Officer.
Invigilators facilitate the examination process; ensuring exams are carried out in accordance with SQA and JCQ regulations.
Invigilators monitor students during exams and record breaches of regulations.
Accountable To
Chief Invigilator and Examinations Officer
Package Description
Competitive remuneration and benefits package including:-
Reduced school fees and wraparound care at St George’s School
- Pension Contribution
- Staff lunches
- Access to school buses on school bus routes for all staff (small charge payable)
- Professional learning and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Opportunity to benefit from the use of the many school facilities; libraries; sports facilities etc
- Death in service benefits all staff
- Opportunity to join our community and contribute to social, music, drama and other events and activities.
Main Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Invigilator duties include, but a re not limited to the following:
- Ensure exam procedures and processes are implemented under the direction of the Chief Invigilator.
- Ensure SQA and JCQ regulations are observed.
- Carry out all duties relating to invigilation in various venues under the direction of the Chief Invigilator.
- Assist in the distribution of exam materials.
- Assist students entering exam venues, direct them to seats, advise they are under exam conditions and read out exam announcements.
- Actively monitor and patrol the exam venues.
- Deal effectively and efficiently with issues during examinations relating to; students, exam documentation etc.
- Escort students from venues during exams as required (toilet breaks, illness etc.) ensuring students are supervised while outside the exam room.
- Identify and deal with suspected breaches of regulations, confiscate prohibited ! material ! and accurately complete incident reports.
- Collect, and tally examination material at the end of each exam, ensuring paperwork is readied for collection.
- Manage the departure of students from venues after exams, ensuring they leave in an orderly and quiet manner.
- Maintain the integrity of all exam documentation.
No experience is necessary, as all training will be provided. Pay will be in line with current SQA pay scales for invigilators
About the school/organisation
As Edinburgh’s only all-through independent school for girls aged 3-18, St George's is a place of possibilities: where everyone is clearly heard; pupils feel empowered to be themselves; and innovation is constantly encouraged.
The courage of our founding mothers, who pioneered women’s education in Victorian Scotland, still echoes defiantly through our corridors. That’s why amplifying the voice of every girl remains part of our DNA today as a loyal school community with a unique spirit of pride.
Over 90% of our girls achieve their first-choice post-school destination: leaving us as robust, empathetic change-makers, ready to take on the world…
About St George's, Edinburgh
- St George's, Edinburgh
- Garscube Terrace, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH12 6BG
- United Kingdom
St George’s School for Girls is an independent, all-through school in Edinburgh. It caters for approximately 800 girls aged between two and eighteen.
Founded in 1888 by pioneers of women’s education, St George’s is the largest all-girls school in Scotland and the only all-through girls’ school in Edinburgh. The school was named the top Scottish Independent School for Advanced Higher results by the Best-Schools website in 2014 and 2013.
Vision and values
The main vision of St George’s School for Girls is to produce women of independent mind who are equipped with the academic and life skills to succeed. The ethos is based on four values: truth, honour, freedom and courtesy. Students and staff alike are encouraged to be respectful towards one another. Pupils learn in an environment free of gender stereotypes.
St George’s nursery curriculum is based on child-led activities, involving problem-solving, creativity and role play. For the older students, the curriculum is based on GCSE and Scottish Higher and Advanced Higher examinations in eight areas: languages, maths, social studies, sciences, health and well-being, religious and moral education, expressive arts and technologies. The school also emphasises the importance of outdoor learning and physical activity as a supplement to academic learning.
Education Scotland report
“The school’s systematic approaches to tracking and monitoring children’s and young people’s performance provides staff with very helpful information about each child’s progress and development. The headteacher has a strong and clear vision for the school as a place where children and young people receive the best education to develop their ambitions and fulfil their aspirations.”
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