Access Arrangement Assistant/invigilator - Salford Quays, United Kingdom - Oasis Community Learning

Oasis Community Learning

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Salford Quays, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Access Arrangement Assistant/Invigilator

Temporary

- £12 per hour

Job Purpose
When required, to provide access arrangements for those students who have this in place.

This will include being a 'reader' (reading examination paper to the student), 'scribe' (writing answers the student has dictated in an examination paper), assisting word processing if the student has this facility, supervising students who have breaks in between questions as well as assisting students who have a visual impairment or medical/behavioural issues.

Duties of the reader

The reader must read accurately;
The reader must only read the instructions of the question paper(s) and questions, and must not explain or clarify;
The reader must only read the instructions/rubric of a paper testing reading and must not read individual questions or text;
The reader must not decode symbols and unit abbreviations (e.g.22 should not be read as two squared, but the function simply pointed to by the reader since part of the assessment is recognising what the superscript 2 means. Similarly, if the symbol > is printed, it should not be read as 'greater than' but simply pointed to by the reader);
The reader may read numbers printed in figures as words (e.g. 252 would be read as two hundred and fifty two, but when reading the number it should also be pointed to on the question paper). An exception would be when the question is asking for a number to be written in words (e.g. write the number 3675 in words);
The reader may, if requested, give the spelling of a word which appears on the paper but otherwise spellings must not be given.

Duties of the scribe

The scribe must immediately refer any problems in communication during the examination to the invigilator;

Duties of the Invigilator

Laying out of the name cards on each desk according to the preprinted seating plan;
Overseeing the orderly entry of pupils into the exam room ensuring pupils find their correct positions;
Opening the packets of exam papers and distributing them, ensuring that each pupil has the correct paper at the correct level;
Assist any pupils who might need further clarification as the instructions are read out;
Record examination start and finish times on the notice board so that all pupils can see these clearly;
Invigilators must be constantly vigilant during the examination and should not engage in conversation with other invigilators unless necessary for the smooth running of the examination;
Provide a positive and calm environment for the students at all times;
Continually watch to see if a pupil raises their hand to ask for assistance and ensuring that all pupils remain completely focused on their own work.
Report to the Examinations Officer any suspicious breach of examination rules;
Collect name cards form the desks at the end of the examination;
At the end of the examination collect question papers and answer books, keeping papers in the prescribed order;
Invigilators are required to report to the Examinations Officer at least 15 minutes before the start of each examination session;
Invigilators should ensure they are fully familiar with any instructions for the conduct of examinations.