What skills and experience we're looking for
Responsibilities
• To ensure a calm environment which will give the students the best possible opportunity to be successful in their exams.
• To help organise students at the start and end of each exam.
• To help provide the correct information and material for successful completion of the exam.
• To help ensure that the conduct of the exam takes place within the guidelines set down by JCQ (relevant documents and training will be supplied)
• To be vigilant, whilst not disrupting the candidates.
• To refer to the Examination Officer if it is suspected that malpractice is taking place.
Main Duties
• To ensure that students do not leave an examination during the first hour of an examination (unless escorted for exceptional reasons: always check with the Exams Officer).
• At the end of examinations to help make sure that answer booklets have been completed correctly, and to help ensure that question numbers have been entered in the appropriate box on the front of the answer booklets.
• To help in the collection of exam scripts which need to be collected in order, by candidate number.
• In the event of any discrepancy or irregularity in the progress of an examination, to give a verbal and written report to the Examination Officer.
What the school offers its staff
The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS).
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All shortlisted candidates will be provided with a criminal history self-disclosure form to complete and return no later than one day prior to interview. Failure to return the self-disclosure will result in the interview being withdrawn. Relevant criminal history will be shared with the chair of the recruitment panel prior to interview to allow time to assess relevance and agree what questions should be asked during the interview process.