school exam invigilator anyone??

mrsyardbroom

I've just checked for jobs locally and there aren't any at the moment, however, they only pay £6.46 an hour in our area and this is only just above the minimum wage.

DirtyDick

At least one of the big teaching unions is 'working to rule', urging its members to not invigilate exams as its not directly related to contractual teaching duties, so there should be more vacancies.

moneypooh

Our local school exams are only run by the invigilators without any teacher involvement at all.
Jan exams may now be covered, but if you're interested for the next set of exams you could get an idea of what's required by going along to an exam or two.

Contact the examinations officer for your local school for any advice.

Some areas pay more than the minimum wage, and senior invigilators will get more, depending on what roles they take on.

sexymouse

I had a scribing and reading test as part of my interview. They do provide you with training if you are taken on. I thought I still had a copy of the job description saved, but I've obviously deleted it. If you look online though, you will probably be able to find more - there is a guidance for hiring exam invigilators that has been posted by one of the regulatory bodies.

PurplePiper

Hiya

I work as an exams officer in a school and this is the job description that we use when recruiting new invigilators. Hope this helps...

[FONT=&quot]JOB DESCRIPTION FOR INVIGILATORS OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]We are looking for reliable and conscientious individuals to add to our register of Invigilators. The work is on a casual basis throughout the year, with the majority being during January, May and June. Invigilators are scheduled on a session basis, according to their availability. The basic rate of pay is £7.63 per hour. [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Informal enquires to ***** [/FONT][FONT=&quot]email: [EMAIL="exams@keaston.bham.sch.uk"]*****[/EMAIL] tel: *****[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Invigilators are responsible for the correct running of external examinations in a range of exam rooms. The invigilators will work alongside the Examinations Officer to fulfil this role.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The majority of Aston’s examinations will take place in two sessions – morning and afternoon – although there may be a need for the occasional early evening/late afternoon session on particularly busy days. It is expected that invigilators will work on a sessional basis.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The duties of the invigilator include: -[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Preparing the exam room at the beginning of the session.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Admitting candidates to the room in a quiet and orderly way.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Conducting the examination according to the Joint Boards Regulations.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Registering candidates present in the room.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Maintaining constant surveillance while the examination is running. Invigilators must not perform any other task in the exam room.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Collecting completed examination papers from candidates and ensuring their safe return to the exam office.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Dismissing candidates in an orderly fashion.[/FONT]
· [FONT=&quot]Assisting with the supervision of candidates during lunch breaks etc. where candidates have exam clashes requiring special arrangements.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Invigilators are provided with all regulations, necessary papers and seating plan for each examination and are required to report to the Exams Officer at least 30 minutes before the start of an examination session.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Invigilators should enjoy working as part of a team. They should be interested in working in a school environment and in supporting our candidates at this stressful time in their school careers.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The position is ideally suited to responsible, calm, organised and approachable individuals. Invigilators are expected to dress appropriately for a school environment, as all candidates will be expected to wear school uniform throughout the exam period.[/FONT]

savemoney

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flightinfo

Sorry to post on an old thread but having looked through and found some very useful information on interviews for exam invigilators, I wondered if anyone was able to help me. I have an interview but am quite worried as it involves a group interview, a written test and a group discussion (in total about 2 hours) which seems excessive for the job. Has anyone else experienced this? I have never had a group interview or group discussion and am really not sure what to expect.

Thanks.

Bennifred

Possibly they are hoping to recruit several invigilators and are killing many birds with one stone? Maybe they want to see how everyone interacts - invigilators are part of a team, after all.

Good luck.

crajesh

brother help me to get into that field........