Exam Invigilators

Closing date: 1 January 2026

Job details

The College wishes to recruit additional Invigilators to join the team, for the 2026 January and May/June examination seasons in the first instance. Full training will be provided. Working within the team, you will supervise candidates for exams in particular venues for agreed morning, afternoon or full-day sessions.

Contract: Casual

Salary: Support Staff Spine Point 3 (£12.83 per hours + 12.07% holiday pay)

Closing date:  Thursday 1st January 2026 at 9am

Interview date: Week Commencing 5th January 2026

About this role

The College is seeking to appoint Invigilators on a casual basis to support the work of the Examinations Team.

Each year group at the College has around 1500 students, who are entered for 3 or 4 A Levels and the Extended Project Qualification, in addition to their internal and mock examinations. We also serve as an exam centre for private candidates. Thus, the examinations team oversees the planning and delivery of over 16,000 examinations and assessments each year. Invigilators play an important role in ensuring that exams are conducted according to Joint Council for Qualifications and College regulations and in a manner which provides candidates with the best opportunity to demonstrate their full potential.

This is a casual post. Most of the work is available in May and June, with some work in October, November, February and at other times. Invigilators are asked to submit available dates within these periods and are then booked for half or full day sessions. At least one paid on-site training day takes place during each academic year, with occasional 1 hour paid online training courses undertaken from home.

Actual hours required:

  • A session is either a morning or afternoon, typically from 7:45 to 12:00/12:30 or 12:30 to 16:30/17:00. Applicants must be able to attend the sessions in full.
  • The College will interview applicants who can offer a minimum of ten sessions (covering the times above) during May/June exam seasons of which four will be deemed compulsory on key dates. Please confirm that this is the case in your application letter.

To apply, please complete Parts 1 and 2 of the application form. When completing Part 1, you will be required to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement of Application. Once you have submitted Part 1, please proceed to Part 2 (Equality and Diversity Monitoring).

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