Exam Invigilator

The Role

Smith’s Wood Academy is a large academy with just over 900 students from Year 7 to Year 11. Located in the north of Solihull, the academy serves students who live in the immediate locality.

We are looking to appoint Exam Invigilators to oversee and supervise examinations and to ensure that guidelines and regulations for the integrity and security of the examination papers and procedures are followed during all examination sessions. 

The postholder will be required to have a good knowledge of JCQ Instructions for Conducting Examinations.

The ideal candidate will be reliable, flexible and readily available during main exam periods. They will also need to be confident in leading an exam and be the first port of call for invigilators asking questions.

The postholder will be expected to adhere to the Academy's External Examinations Regulations concerning invigilation, details of which appear in the Invigilation Handbook.

 

Our vision is that every child within the Trust, regardless of their background, will attend an Academy that offers an outstanding quality of education which means to us:

• Every child is recognised as an individual and has access to first-class pastoral care because we want them to be happy
• Every child benefits from a wide range of enriching opportunities because we place great emphasis on their personal development
• Every child benefits from dedicated leaders, teachers and staff who a relentless in their ambition to improve the quality of teaching in our academies because we know excellent teaching is key to transforming the futures of our students

 

Smith’s Wood is currently in a transitional state and there is a collective spirit that is apparent as the Academy embarks on the next phase of continued growth and school improvement.

We believe that every child should leave proud of the young adult they have become, and that every youngster attending our Trust deserves the opportunity to thrive in an atmosphere where high expectation meet endless possibilities.



Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

 

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[1]offenders-act-1974

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Qualifications

Qualification Title	Grade
5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent		Desirable

Skills

Personal Attributes
Commitment to Trust aim and values	Essential
Committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)	Essential
Promotes a culture of Safeguarding	Essential
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, parents and students	Essential
Ability to work effectively within a team environment	Essential
Ability to work effectively within a team environment	Essential
Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
Awareness of child protection/safeguarding with up to date training (or willingness to undertake training)	Essential
Leadership
Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and people	Essential
Experience
Experience of working in an educational environment	Desirable
Experience/Knowledge
Knowledge of school standards and procedures or willingness to train	Desirable
Relevant Experience
Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential student information	Essential