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Invigilation work is available for three weeks in August 2024. Working for one of the top Universities in the city for a period of approx. 3 weeks to support the examination period. This large university in Liverpool is a well-recognised, professional higher education institution with a reputation for being an excellent employer. Every year, higher education organisations support thousands of students through the exam period with the help and support of invigilators.
Your new roleWe are seeking 100 reliable and professional exam invigilators to join our team at the University of Liverpool for a three-week period starting in August 2024. This is a temporary position with competitive hourly pay of £12.82-£15.04 dependent on whether you are a support invigilator or lead invigilator.
As an exam invigilator, you will be responsible for overseeing the administration of exams, ensuring that all rules and regulations are followed by students.
Duties and responsibilities include -
Based on-campus in August 2024
- You will be required to attend a 3-hour training session on the 2nd August 9:30AM-12:30PM - you will be paid for this as hours worked.
- Staff are required to sign in and collect any materials from a designated area and deliver them to the allocated exam room and deliver completed exams at the end of the allocated time frame.
- Monitor during the exam period (typically between 2-3 hours but can be longer for exam rooms with adjustments like extra time).
- Ensure exam rooms contain the relevant equipment and source items necessary to commence exams.
- In some cases, the invigilator will take place in a 1-2-1 environment.
- Ensure the implementation of any reasonable adjustments as described in the exam report.
- Prevention and detection of misconduct by students.
- Maintain a calm and stress-free environment for the students.
- Ensure the health and safety standards are met.
- Attend and use skills provided in training.
What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate for this role will:
- Availability for training is mandatory, you will need to attend this in order to be able to undertake the invigilation.
- Have a calm and empathetic attitude throughout the assignment.
- Be able to carry and transport high volumes of documents between locations on a large campus.
- This role will prioritise applications for either: previous experience of invigilation and/or a registered PhD student.
- Availability to commit to booked shifts throughout August excluding weekends (shifts will be discussed with you before confirming).
- This role can be on a part-time basis, but ideally, you will have full-time availability.
- Exam sessions run throughout the mornings and afternoons.
- Calm under pressure and able to be flexible on the needs of each exam.
- Demonstrate exceptional punctuality
What you'll get in return
- For this role you will need to attend a training session, 9:30AM to 12:30PM on 2nd August 2024, you will be paid for all training sessions.
- You will receive a generous pay with guaranteed minimum pay per day - paid full day rates even if exams run early and paid extra when they don't!
- You will be paid 3.5 hours for one exam and 6.5 hours per day for 2 exams as a minimum. If exams go longer than that period of time, you will be paid accordingly. The pay will be weekly.
- The location is the City Centre of Liverpool.
- Paid an hourly premium rate between £12.82-£15.04.
- The opportunity to gain additional invigilation work throughout the year.
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