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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in Essex. Are looking for a Exam Invigilator to join their organisation.

Job Role: Exam Invigilator
Temporary or Permanent: part time, temp
Number of Positions: 2 positions
Location: Essex
Rate of Pay:  £17p/h Umbrella

Job Purpose:

• Adult Community Learning (ACL) is ECC’s provider of lifelong learning experiences for Essex residents.
  ACL offers qualifications to help people move nearer to, enter or progress within the workplace or gain skills to enhance life chances. The service focuses many of its programmes and activities on the hardest to reach communities within Essex. ACL learners have access to a diverse range of accredited and non-accredited courses which encourage creativity, healthy lifestyles, social inclusion and engagement.
  Invigilators support the Exams Team with the day-to-day operation of examinations, ensuring all set procedures are adhered to, supporting candidates during the examination and maintaining examination conditions.
  
  • Part Time role – 'as and when' contract, with an hourly salary of £13.30 Per Hour
  • Location – ACL Harlow, The Library and Adult Community Learning Centre, The High, Harlow, CM20 1HA. Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will need to be local to Harlow.
    • Alternative locations are; Basildon, Colchester, Clacton-On-Sea, Chelmsford and, Harlow. All invigilator’s must be willing and able to travel across all sites – mileage paid at 45p per mile

Service/Functional Accountabilities:

• Contributing to setting up examination venues by laying out stationery, setting up computerised testing equipment and handling examination papers in accordance with the outlined procedures.
• Supporting candidates prior to the start of examinations, directing them to their seats and informing them about exam procedures including possessions permitted in examination venues.
• Referring any queries regarding learner entry to the examination to the exams officer.
• Checking learner ID to establish legitimacy of entry to the examination in progress.
• Responsible for ensuring that examination conditions are maintained throughout the examination and checking attendance.
• Ensuring learners with access arrangements are given the specified support throughout the examinations.
• Invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with examination irregularities in accordance with strict procedures.
• Responsible for recording details of any absences from the examination room, including short term.
• Escorting candidates from the examination venue during the examinations and supervising them whilst outside the examination venue.
• Collecting and collating scripts at the end of the examination, preparing envelopes, in accordance with strict procedures.
• Administering computer examined procedures to end and submit scores, advising candidates of results if immediately available.
• Supervising candidates leaving examination venues, ensuring equipment or stationery is not removed without authorisation.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 2 years experience within a Exam Invigilator or equivalent 

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 
How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to tareeq.smith@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact Tareeq on 020 3854 4911 to discuss further.

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