Exams Invigilator

Job Description

Support our students! We are looking to hire casual Examinations Invigilators for various exam periods to help to supervise the conduct of students in examinations at Harris Boys Academy East Dulwich. Hours of work will be as notified in advance by theExaminations Officer.About UsHarris Boys Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2009 and is part of the Outstanding Harris Federation. Our vision is clear: nothing is impossible and everything is possible, irrespective of personal characteristics or background. Every problem hasa solution. We believe we are more robust, resilient and determined as a team than as a group of individuals. We support, challenge and hold each other to account at all levels within the academy to ensure that our students achieve their potential, are motivated,engaged and fully prepared for life beyond our academy. The academys specialisms are Enterprise and Sport with a can-do ethos of always improving upon your personal best.The Academy will accommodate 750 boys when full. Harris Boys benefits from a state-of-the-art purpose-built building with the very latest facilities and equipment. The Academy offers a co-educational Post 16 with the nearby Harris Girls Academy, togethercomprising capacity for 400 Sixth Formers. Harris Boys was judged to be an outstanding school by Ofsted in December 2011.Academy EthosWe encourage our students to be critical thinkers and promote these skills throughout the curriculum. A student at Harris Boys Academy will learn how to engage critically with foreign affairs, religion and society, issues of citizenship and the media, sothey acquire the skills, and recognise the value of, thinking for yourself and thinking in a well-reasoned manner."We are very lucky to have an amazing staff team who work together, and what you get from this is an inertia of this body of professionals who are striving to be the very best they can be. It is down to these two points - staff who are on board, who wantto change futures and want to be better at what they do, and students who buy into this idea of Im at school because I can make myself a better person and I can flourish in life.When you have these two points together, which is what we have worked very hard to obtain, then you can make wonderful things happen. And thats shown through our outcomes and is also shown through if youve ever had a chance to speak to the boys and theparents of this school community." Peter Groves, Executive PrincipalMain Areas of ResponsibilityTo support the Exams Officer with the day-to-day operation of examination venues. Activities may include:

• Assisting with setting-up examination venues by laying out stationery, equipment and examination papers in accordance with strict procedures.
• Assisting candidates prior to the start of examinations by directing them to their seats and advising them about possessions permitted in examination venues.
• Ensuring that candidates do not talk once inside examination venues.
• Invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with examination irregularities in accordance with strict procedures.
• Checking attendance during examinations.
• Recording details of late arrivals.
• Escorting candidates from venues during the examinations as required, and supervising candidates whilst outside examination venues.
• Collecting and collating scripts at the end of the examination in accordance with strict procedures.
• Assisting with the preparation of script envelopes.
• Supervising candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring that candidates do not remove equipment or stationery from the venue without authorisation and ensuring that candidates leave venues in an orderly and quiet manner.

To assist Examinations Office staff with other examination processes. Activities may include:

• Assisting with the packing of examination papers, stationery and equipment prior to the examinations and the delivery to and from venues as appropriate.
• Assisting with the preparation of seating plans.

Qualifications & ExperienceSkills, Abilities & Personal Qualities

• Access to email account for purpose of arranging invigilation schedules with Exams Officer
• Positive interest in young people and their education
• Reliable and Punctual
• Flexible
• Accurate, attention to detail
• Confident communicator
• Firm but fair
• Comfortable under pressure
• Physical fitness appropriate to tasks required (exam papers can be heavy in bulk, and there is a lot of walking involved)

Professional Development & BenefitsOur people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide rangeof top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.Safeguarding NoticeThe Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject toan Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.Equal OpportunitiesThe Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for ourstudents and staff.