Salary
£13.45 per hour
Contractual hours
4
Basis
Part Time - Hourly Paid
Package
Generous Annual Leave, Health Scheme and alongside your salary an employers contribution of 16.30% is made as part of the Local Government Pension scheme.
Job category/type
Exams
Date posted
10/12/2025
Job reference
REQ
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Invigilator (Examinations) within the Examinations department at Cardiff and Vale College. This role will be based at the across campuses. There will be occasional requirement to travel to other Cardiff and Vale sites including our Colcot Road site in Barry.
You will need to have sufficient availability during the Summer exam season which is in May & June. Individual agreements can be discussed at interview.
Reporting into the Examinations Officer, you will be responsible for providing invigilation support for the department.
Responsibilities include:
Ensuring that the conduct of the exam takes place within the guidelines set down by JCQ;
* Setting out examination papers and stationery prior to the examination;
* Assisting candidates prior to the start of examinations by directing them to their seats and advising them about possessions permitted in examination venues
* Offering advice and guidance to unregistered candidates without allocated seats;
* Ensuring that candidates do not talk once inside examination rooms;
* Displaying starting and finishing times for the exams on the boards
* Marking the attendance registers;
* Dealing with any disturbances to the exam;
The successful applicant will have a sound educational background, good level of IT experience in Microsoft office and demonstrable commensurate experience within an administrative role. The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh would be desirable but not essential.
The successful applicant will be required to work between all sites within the college subject to business requirements.
Further information regarding the role, the person specification and job competencies is contained in the attached job description. Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.
The closing date for completed applications is 04/01/2026.
To find out more or apply go to or contact the Human Resources Department on or
Please note that CAVC is closed for Christmas and New Year and any messages between the 22nd December 2025 and 4th January 2026 will be answered on return.
All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.