school exam invigilator anyone??

picklepick

thanks for the advice guys, ive just emailed as many school as i could find in my area! hopefully ill find something!

picklepick

just thought id bump this thread as ive had success today. i start in january for 4 weeks. its not too late should anyone be looking for some temp work. its £7 per hour, so not mega bucks but pretty good i thought

The_MoneySavingKid

How old do you have to be?
I may do it in Sixth Form if possible,there are year 11 mock (which I am currently doing).Any money would be great.

picklepick

im guessing you need to be over 18 as some schools. colleges do a CRB check to make sure you dont have a criminal record which stops you from working with children. perhaps you could ask the examinations officer at your school?

moneypooh

I thought I'd bump this for newbies to take a look at.
There are exams in February and right up to June.
It's perfect for parents with school age to get some extra money

Wings_of_Ambition

For those who can't find any invigilator jobs advertised, just get a list of high schools from your council website, then ring every one of them up and ask to speak to the 'examinations coordinator', and tell them you're looking for work as an invigilator. I did this with zero previous experience (other than having been a student at one of the other schools in the borough a few years back), and was offered a place at a local school. Not the most interesting work, but paid well.

It would help if you have a current CRB certificate.

moneypooh

"It would help if you have a current CRB certificate".

Depending on the local authority they may still get their own, I had 2 current CRBs and they still wanted another and it expires every 6 months if I don't work - strange but true.

I start again next Monday

Luke90_2

I am going to email a few schools/colleges soon to be an invigilator this year.

I am 18 and male though. I really don't know how to word it.

Has anyone got a sample letter I can use, to get some ideas - i would appreciate it alot

Many many thanks

Wings_of_Ambition

I rang around all the schools in my borough last year, and asked for the details of the examinations coordinator. My initial email went like this:

Dear Mr So-and-so,

I'm enquiring as to whether you are looking for exam invigilators during the forthcoming 2008 exams. I am quite flexible with my work hours and can be available at short notice.

Best Regards


My Name


One replied asking if I had any experience. My response:

Hello,

I don't have any previous experience in this field, nor have I worked in other Ealing schools (I am a XXXX by profession), although I was brought up and educated in Ealing schools, studying at XXX XXX High between 1993 and 2000.

Best Regards

My Name


Got quite a few shifts during the Summer exams, and have just been emailed a couple of days ago asking to work the forthcoming exams.

Best of luck

Top_Banana_2

Last summer I had contact with a specialist education/exams recruitment agency about becoming an invigilator.

I can't for the life of me remember the name of that agency! Can anyone help? It was in Birmingham/Midlands......I think.