Exam Invigilator

Overview

Our Adult Education centres around the county, host students taking part in Kent Adult Education and Kent Training and Apprenticeships courses. We offer essential skills like English, ESOL, maths and digital skills. We help people take the first steps in getting back into learning and work. We work with multiple awarding bodies and deliver a range of qualification opportunities for our learners.

Our Invigilation Officers, who form part of our Exam and Learner Services team, play a crucial role in the success of our learners' progress by ensuring that the integrity of the exam process is upheld.

Responsibilities

• Join our exams team to deliver the successful provision of exams across Kent. This is an ad hoc/zero hours position with an hourly pay rate of £12.74.
• Support peak exam activity May-July; exams run every month, so invigilation support is often needed.
• Ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with regulations to provide all candidates with an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
• Secure examination materials before, during and after the examination and prevent candidate malpractice and administrative failures.

Qualifications and Skills

• No invigilation experience required; training will be provided.
• If you have previous invigilation experience, you will be required to declare any current maladministration/malpractice sanctions.
• Part-time availability with flexibility, excellent communication skills, and a confident, reassuring presence with candidates.
• Ability to follow procedures and maintain exam security and integrity.

Package and Requirements

• As a Kent County Council employee, you will have access to training and professional development opportunities.
• Comprehensive training in the role and a range of health and wellbeing support.
• Access to the Kent Rewards scheme with discounts and cashback from hundreds of companies.
• This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position and requires command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for job requirements; standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
• This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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KCC is committed to building a diverse workforce and encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aims to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.