Exam Invigilator

Job Title: Exam Invigilator 

Start Date:ASAP 

Deadline:Monday 13th January 2025 

Interviews:ASAP

Location:Welling School – City Region 

Scale: Salary – £14.95 per hour, including payment in respect of annual leave entitlement 

Appointment: Casual – Seasonal

About Us:

Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and flourish as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for a bright and successful future and ready for the world in which they will work and live. We are relentless in our pursuit of the very best for all our students. We understand challenges but do not accept them as limitations.

We understand the critical role we play in the lives of our students, their families and our community. We take our responsibility very seriously and thrive on the challenge to be the best school in the borough. Welling School is proud to be an all ability, co-educational 11-18 school, located in the London borough of Bexley.

As well as serving our local community, we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas. Each of them bringing their own part to make up the school Community. We are proud to be part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) which is one of the largest Multi Academy Trusts in South East England with 45 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT family. We know that to be the best for our students we also need to be the best for our staff.

We offer a personalised and diverse approach to ongoing professional development where nothing is off the table. As well as weekly high impact training we offer staff a wide-ranging opportunity to pursue their interest, futures and skill development. All ultimately focused on providing students with an outstanding experience. See our website for further information about the school www.wellingschool-tkat.org 

The Role:

Welling School are looking for an examination invigilator to join our experienced team of invigilators to work on a casual, as required basis. You will be required to work flexible hours to support the invigilation team during busy exam seasons and must be available for January, February and for the main summer exam season May – June. You will need to be reliable, punctual, calm and able to work well as part of a team as well as being a confident and reassuring presence to candidates in exam rooms.

Main duties will include: Keeping confidential exam question papers and materials secure before, during and after exams, ensuring exam rooms are set up according to the requirements, distributing the correct question papers and exam materials to candidates, supervising candidates at all times throughout exams, dealing with candidate queries, collecting exam papers at the end of exams. 

The work is paid on an hourly basis and you will be required for a mix of sessions, mornings, afternoons and all day sessions. You will need to be available from 8.00 for morning sessions and from 13.00 (often until 16.00) for afternoon sessions. Our new colleague will have an unstinting belief that every young person, whatever their starting point or circumstances, can make and sustain exceptional progress and that our purpose is to change lives. Our Ideal candidate will: 

• have the ability to work under pressure in a busy environment 

• have excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• have the ability to issue instructions to a wide range of candidates in a confident manner 

• have ability to keep calm under pressure or during unexpected circumstances 

• have ability to work to predetermined instructions and to judge when a decision is not theirs to make 

• be reliable, flexible and punctual 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated team of staff and make a real impact on our students’ lives. 

Contact and Application Information:

Informal discussions with the Executive Headteacher and/or visits are actively encouraged. If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role and to arrange a visit to the school please email recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. 

Safeguarding:

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. 

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse:

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic; this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly. 

Access to interview:- should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.