Supporting invigilator

January exam period

Saturday 7th January to Saturday 21st January 2023

(Including Saturdays and excluding Sundays and Bank Holidays)

Main Summer exam period

Saturday 13th May to Saturday 10th June 2023

(Including Saturdays and excluding Sundays and Bank Holidays)

 Supplementary exam period

Monday 14th August to Friday 25th August 2023

 

This role is open to part-time staff at the University, postgraduate research students and all external candidates. Postgraduate Research students will need to supply their Worklink. 

Undergraduate students and students on postgraduate taught programmes unfortunately cannot apply for this role.

Main Duties

All Supporting Invigilators are responsible for facilitating the smooth running of examinations and are responsible to the Senior Invigilator.

Main duties include:

• Working as part of a team to prepare the examination venue to ensure that all exainations start promptly. This will include laying out examination attendance slips, answer books, question papers, and any other necessary materials according to a seating plan.
• Working as part of a team to invigilate the exam. This will include the checking and reconciliation of attendance slips, conducting random checks of student ID, accompanying students to the toilet, and handing out any additional examination materials that are needed. This may also include dealing with any examination incidents or irregularities that arise.
• Working as part of a team to collate examination answer booklets and other materials at the end of the exam in a timely, accurate, and efficient way.

Please see the job description for further information:

Job description (PDF-93KB)

Person Specification

Essential:

• Previous experience of working in an educational setting
• The ability to work as part of a team
• The ability to work independently but also the judgment to seek advice when necessary
• The ability to remain calm under pressure
• The ability to deal with challenging situations in a sensitive, yet firm manner
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent reliability

Rate of pay

Rate of pay is £10.79 per hour (excluding holiday pay) for 2022/23

It is mandatory for all supporting invigilators to attend a training sessions prior to the University’s January exam period. This will take place via an online link which will be sent to you if your application is successful.

Applications are now Closed

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