** Strictly No Agencies**
Salary Scale BS4 - £27,037 full time equivalent salary, 0.6 FTE, 22hpw, Term Time Only
Permanent, term-time-only position.
1. Purpose of Job
To conduct and supervise examinations in a professional, calm, and supportive manner, ensuring full compliance with JCQ regulations. The postholder is responsible for maintaining the integrity, security, and smooth running of all examination sessions.
2. Principal Accountabilities
• Liaise with Exams Officers regarding Awarding Body regulations, special arrangements, and the collection of examination materials
• Prepare examination venues in accordance with JCQ requirements, ensuring all necessary equipment, resources, and technology are available and operational, including online assessment platforms where applicable.
• Prepare examination venues in accordance with JCQ requirements, ensuring all necessary equipment, resources, and technology are available and operational, including online assessment platforms where applicable.
• Verify candidate identity prior to examinations and ensure that unauthorised items, such as mobile phones and smart devices, are not brought into the examination room.
• Monitor examination sessions and deal appropriately with candidate queries, ensuring no assistance is provided that could compromise the integrity of the assessment.
• Supervise candidates during authorised toilet or rest breaks in line with examination regulations.
• Provide support to learners with approved access arrangements, including acting as a reader, scribe, prompter, or assisting in other approved capacities where trained to do so.
• Ensure all candidates understand and comply with examination rules and procedures.
• Maintain the security and confidentiality of examination materials before, during, and after each examination session.
• Take appropriate action to prevent malpractice, minimise administrative errors, and uphold awarding body regulations.
• Collect, check, and return examination scripts, attendance registers, and associated documentation to the Exams Team promptly, reporting any incidents or irregularities, including late arrivals, disruptions, or suspected malpractice.
• Keep up to date with awarding body requirements, regulatory updates, and any relevant systems used to support examinations.
• Comply with all College policies, procedures, quality assurance processes, and Health and Safety requirements.
• Attend mandatory training, updates, and refresher sessions as required.
Child protection is the responsibility of all staff. The College will therefore:
•Encourage and maintain an environment where students feel secure, are encouraged to talk, and are listened to
•Ensure students know that there are staff in the College whom they can approach if they are worried
•Include opportunities in the curriculum for students to develop the skills they need to recognise and stay safe from abuse
•All staff will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding induction and training.