Casual Exam Invigilator

Academy: Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
​Job Title: Casual Exam Invigilator
​Reporting to: ​ ​Exams, Data and Mis Officer
​Contract Basis: Casual
Pay: SCP7 (£11.59 per hour)

About the Role:
We are seeking to appoint a number of casual exam invigilators to join the current team at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy in preparation for the upcoming exam season. You will be reliable and punctual and be flexible in your approach to work. Be friendly and approachable yet remain professional. You will also have the ability to remain calm under pressure or when unexpected circumstances arise.
You will be responsible for supporting the Examinations Officer and the Senior Leadership Team to provide specific support to the school in the monitoring of internal and external examinations.

To download the Job Description and Personal Specification, please click below:
Casual Exam Invigilator Job Description and Person Spec.pdf​

​Closing Date: 5th June 2023
​*​Interviews:* W/C 12th June 2023
We may interview candidates ahead of the closing date so early application is advised. The Academy reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advertised closing date. The advert may be closed at any time.

​About Aldridge Education:
​Darwen Aldridge Community Academy is a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools, which locally also includes Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio, Darwen Vale and Sudell Primary School.

​Aldridge Education is a charitable Trust of entrepreneurial community schools and colleges that help young people to reach their potential. We support our schools’ Principals and teachers in rapidly improving the quality of education on offer at early years, primary, secondary and sixth-form levels in order to transform the life-chances of our students.

Key Benefits of working for Aldridge Education
​Aldridge Benefits scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible working opportunities
Free on-site parking
Generous annual leave allowance which increases after 5 years' service
Opportunity to join the Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
Refer a Friend scheme

Operating Norms
​We believe that the way we operate at all times and with all partners is of paramount importance.
​Our agreed operating norms are as follows:

• We are Aldridge Education
• The standard is excellence
• We champion equality
• We’re in the work together
• We behave with integrity
• We lead by example
• We use time well

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Safeguarding Statement:
​Aldridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

A copy of Aldridge Education’s Child Protection policy is available on our website at www.aldridgeeducation.org

Following successful application, Aldridge Education will carry out the necessary prohibition checks for all teaching staff, as well as for all candidates undertaking regulated activity.
If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for, you will be required to complete a Declaration giving details of any relevant criminal offences and other relevant information relating to our safeguarding duty. Further information will be provided on that form.

Any offer of employment will be made conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and barred list check (where applicable to the role in question).
If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for, Aldridge Education will undertake online searches (including social media) in accordance with KCSIE 2022.

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For any queries regarding the role please contact Kathy.shaw@aldridgeeducation.org

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Salary: £11.59 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location