About This Role
Exams Invigilator
Reports to: Data & Exams Manager
Start date: April/May 2026
Working Hours: No set contracted hours - Hours and days will vary according to the Academy’s exam timetable and as required. Availability may be required between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Working days will vary between two to seven hours per day.
Contract: Casual worker contract
Salary: £14 per hour
Closing Date: Friday, 10th April 2026
The Role:
We are seeking a responsible and exacting Exam Invigilator to join us on a casual contract. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, an attention to detail, abide by necessary examination regulations and the ability to use their own initiative. Experience of working in a school environment and some knowledge of the ‘Instructions for the Conduct of Examinations’ produced annually by the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) would be advantageous but not required.
Key Responsibilities:
Our ideal candidate will:
- Strong attention to detail.
- The ability to follow regulations and processes.
- The ability to act on their own initiative.
- The ability to be firm but fair.
- Commitment to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and delivery.
- The ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of students and pupils.
What We Offer:
We empower our teams by valuing the individual and prioritising professional development. This is delivered through weekly CPD sessions, dedicated line management meetings and by encouraging staff to develop their own ideas and projects, within their departments and beyond.
Bolingbroke Academy is a uniquely exciting, fulfilling and innovative place to work, learn and grow. We are proud to be rated as ‘Outstanding’ in all five categories in the 2024 Ofsted inspection. Ofsted’s recent parent survey also ranked us as the ‘happiest secondary school’ in Wandsworth.
How to apply Apply exclusively via the WhatSchool platform. For further information, technical queries regarding the application system or to arrange to discuss the role, please contact hr@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org. Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.