Job	Description	
		
Post Title	Exams Invigilator	
Post No.		
Grade	G02	
Section	Rhosnesni High School	
Service Area	Curriculum Support	
Service Grouping		
Responsible To	Examinations Officer	

	

Job Purpose

Exam Invigilation
Key Results Areas

Key focus
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 examination sessions.

Responsibilities of an examination invigilator
•	To assist in the setting up of examination rooms
•	To ensure all candidates receive appropriate examination question papers and answer paper
•	To be aware of any needs that candidates may have during an examination
•	To ensure answer scripts are collected in candidate number order and are supervised as required until they are delivered to the registry
•	To ensure candidates obey the regulations of an examination room as laid out in the examination guidelines
•	To maintain security and confidentiality
•	To record attendance on the official examination registers
•	To ensure no inappropriate items are brought into the examination hall, such as mobile phones, personal stereos, revision notes or other paperwork unless told otherwise
•	Ensure all candidates are aware of the pre-exam start information and of any erratum notice that may affect them
•	To ensure there is no talking or disruption for the candidates once an examination has begun
•	To ensure all candidates are seated before opening the question papers
•	To ensure that invigilators DO NOT help candidates in any way with the question paper
•	To sign the centre’s confidentiality declaration
•	To assist in other activities as may reasonably be requested by the centre from time to time
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Qualifications and Experience Education background preferable but not essential
Supervisory Responsibilities None
Supervision Received Examinations Officer Principal Contacts
Examinations Officer Other Invigilators Pupils
Teaching staff

Special Conditions
Disclosure and Barring Service
This post will result in you having contact with children, the elderly, sick or disabled. The Authority, therefore, requires that by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, the Children’s Act 1989 and/or the Police Act 1997, you reveal any criminal convictions, bind over orders or cautions, including those which would normally be regarded as spent. You must complete the relevant section on the application form – your application will be returned if this section is incomplete. If successful in your application you will subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosure. Further information about Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosures and the Council’s approach to recruiting ex-offenders should follow the application form, if not contact the person named in the advertisement.

This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

Job Requirement	

Date	
November 2013	
Post Title	Exam Invigilator	
Service Area	Resourcing, Support and Coordination	

	

Requirement		Essential or Desirable		How Tested
(S) used at Shortlisting	

Education/Qualifications/Knowledge
1.1	Knowledge of school environment
1.2	Good numeracy/literacy skills.	
D D	
Application Form (S) Application Form (S) / Interview	

Experience
2.1	Working with young people
2.2	Experience of working within a school environment	D D	Application Form Application Form / Interview	

Aptitudes and Skills
3.1	Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to relate well to children and adults.
3.2	Ability to work constructively and flexibly as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities.
3.3	Ability to identify own training and development needs and participate in on-going training	

E

E E	

Application Form (S) / Interview

Interview

Interview	

Personal Attributes
4.1	Ability to deal calmly with different situations as they arise
4.2	Develop good relationships with pupils, parents and staff
4.3	Understand and respect the principles of confidentiality
4.4	Approachable with a good sense of humour	

E E
E
E	

Interview Interview
Interview
Interview	

Circumstances
5.1 None

Equal Opportunities
6.1 Understand and demonstrate a willingness to promote positively the Equal Opportunities Policy of Wrexham County Borough Council	

E	

Interview