Casual Invigilation Bank (Primary Invigilator & Assistant Invigilator) Ref: March 2014

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Job Description Body text in this font. Two columns Looking for a challenging job but cannot commit to permanent full time hours? An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our Casual Bank of Invigilators as a Primary Invigilator, Assistant Invigilator or both. The role is a fantastic chance to keep up with your IT, Administration and People Skills, at a time when you may not be able to commit to full-time employment or are looking to get back into the employment market. You should have exceptional organisational skills, be methodical in your approach to tasks, be IT literate, and have confidence to communicate verbally to small and large groups of students, be meticulous in all your duties and enjoy working working in a team or alone. This is a challenging and diverse role meaning you must have a flexible, proactive and willing approach to work.

Main Duties of the Role Main Duties and Responsibilities To supervise or assist in the examination invigilation process and ensure JCQ guidelines/regulations for the integrity and security of examination papers and procedures are followed. Provide a professional examination invigilation service ensuring a calm environment to give the best possible opportunity for candidates to be successful in their exam. Organise and inform students of examination rules and regulations at the start and end of each exam. Provide the correct information and material for a successful completion of exam. Be vigilant and report any breach of security to the Examination Officer. Assisting the examination team with general office duties including photocopying, answering telephones, inputting on the MI system. Un-locking on-line examinations, printing log in sheets ensuring correct pin numbers are provided to students.

Person Specification Don’t forget to clearly show how you’ve met each of the essential criteria in your application and use specific examples to show us how you’ve met them….. Essential Criteria Qualifications Literacy/Numeracy/IT at Level 2 A willingness to participate in ongoing professional development Professional Development Knowledge Desirable Criteria

Person Specification Don’t forget to clearly show how you’ve met each of the essential criteria in your application and use specific examples to show us how you’ve met them….. Essential CriteriaDesirable Criteria Experience Experience of working within an administration environment. Experience of using IT software and packages. Experience of dealing with people Experience of working within an exams environment. Skills/Qualities Experience and willingness to work to tight deadlines. Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines. Attention to detail To be able to create good working relationships Excellent customer service and good communication skills at all levels (written and oral) Ability to act diplomatically, professionally and with discretion, maintaining Confidentiality at all times Experience of collating information from a variety of sources.

Benefits (Terms and Conditions) Terms and conditions of employment: Salary for this grade: Holidays: Pension: You will be enrolled in the Colleges Greater Manchester Pension Superannuation Scheme.Greater Manchester Pension Superannuation Scheme. General benefits: The College offers a range of core and lifestyle benefits to its staff, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase (ride to work) Health and Wellbeing initiatives, Christmas Closure and Support Staff Standards Payment (SSSP). The College also provides a range of discounts and retail offers negotiated on behalf of College staff.

Closing Date Closing date: Sunday 1st March midnight Stage 1 Recruitment Process: Saturday 17 th March 2014 Informal enquiries: For all online application system queries and IT support contact For informal enquiries about the role please contact Holly Jones, Recuitment Administrator at Criminal records check: Please note that due to the duties of this post, the appointee will be required to obtain a satisfactory DBS Basic Check. The College is committed to achieving excellence through inclusion. The College is proud to be a Two Ticks employer Professional Services have achieved the Investors in People Standard Gold.