Job Description
Post Title: Exam Invigilator
Location: Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Salary/Pay Range: NJC 4 £13.09 per hour + Holiday Pay
Hours of work: Casual Hours
Reporting to: Exams Office
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is seeking enthusiastic and reliable individuals to join our team of dedicated Exam Invigilators. This is a casual role, supporting the smooth running of examinations by supervising students in a calm and professional manner.
Key Requirements:
Punctual, dependable, and able to remain composed under pressure
* Comfortable working independently or as part of a team
* Available during the main exam season (mid-May to the end of June annually)
While previous experience in a secondary school or in a similar role is desirable, full training will be provided.
If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity to support students during a critical time in their education, we'd love to hear from you.
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to "Be inspired and achieve together" and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe:
* All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
* Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership.
* We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Ashley Brown on
The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV's cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications 11.59pm Thursday 18th September 2025
Interviews will take place on W/C 22nd September 2025
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
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Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Purpose of Role
To assist the Exams Officer to ensure that all internal and external examinations are conducted in accordance with the JCQ Regulations and The Spencer Academies Trust directives.
Nature and Scope
Working as part of this important team you will be required to carry out the following duties. The nature of the academy year requires some of these tasks to be done regularly whilst others will be on an annual cycle.
The post holder will be expected to use all Trust standard computer hardware and software packages where appropriate.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include:
* To conduct examinations in accordance with the JCQ regulations and Arnold Hill Spencer Academy instructions.
* To play a key role in upholding the integrity of the external examination/assessment process.
Before exams
* To report to the exams officer prior to each exam session
* To keep exam papers and materials secure before, during and after exams
* To ensure exam rooms are set out to standard
* To admit candidates into exam rooms
* To identify, seat, and instruct candidates in the conduct of their exams
* To distribute the correct exam papers and materials to candidates
* To deal with candidate queries.
During exams
* To supervise candidates at all times and be vigilant throughout exams
* To keep disruption to a minimum
* To deal with emergencies or irregularities effectively
* To record/report any disruption or irregularities
* To complete attendance registers
* To deal with candidate queries
* Ensuring that the candidates behave appropriately during their time in the examination hall
* Ensuring that candidates do not communicate with each other
* Ensuring that the candidates do not have unauthorised materials on their desks
* Accompanying a candidate for a temporary period outside of the examination hall.
* To collect exam scripts
* To dismiss candidates from the exam room
* To check that the names on the scripts match exactly the details on the attendance register
* To securely return all exam scripts and exam materials to the Exams Officer.
Other
* To attend training, refresher or review sessions as required
* To undertake, where required and where able, other duties requested by the exams officer, for example: supervision of clash candidates between exam sessions
* Facilitating access arrangements for candidates, for example as a reader, scribe etc. (full training will be provided)
General
* Work in a professional manner and with integrity and maintain confidentiality of records and information.
* Maintain up to date knowledge in line with national changes and legislation as appropriate to the role.
* Be aware of and comply with all Trust policies including in particular IT, Health and Safety and Safeguarding.
* Participate in the Trust Professional Performance Review process and undertake professional development as required.
* Adhere to all internal and external deadlines.
* Contribute to the overall aims and ethos of the Spencer Academies Trust and establish constructive relationships with nominated Academies and other agencies as appropriate to the role.
These above-mentioned duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive, the post- holder maybe required to carry out other duties as required by the Trust.
The Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience/Knowledge and skills
Essential
* Good standard of education especially with regard to literacy and numeracy
* GCSE Maths and English Grade C or equivalent
* Ability to work collaboratively with others
* Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing
* Ability to work within school- based systems and specified timelines
* Accuracy and attention to detail
Desirable
* Previous experience in an educational environment
* Knowledge of Academy procedures
Personal qualities
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
* Initiative and ability to prioritise own work and that of others to meet deadlines
* Efficient and meticulous in organisation
* Able to follow direction and work in collaboration with the leadership team
* Able to work flexibly, adopt a hands-on approach and respond to unplanned situations
* Ability to evaluate own development needs and those of others and to address them
* Commitment to the highest standards of child protection and safeguarding
* Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for health and safety
* Commitment to the Trust's ethos, aims and whole community.
Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: Up to £13.09 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
Work Location: In person