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Post End Date:
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Part-Time Contract Positions (Employee Group)
A Day in the Life…
- The Exam Invigilator monitors tests, quizzes and exams for students who are registered with Student Accessibility Services.
- The invigilator is responsible for monitoring students who are writing exams for different courses (beginning and ending at different times) and have individually arranged accommodations.
As the Exam Invigilator, your duties will include:
- Keeping all information regarding students and exams confidential.
- Being sensitive to the needs of students with disabilities.
- Keeping attendance and recording any “no show” exams.
- Ensuring that each student is given the correct exam and starts at the correct time.
- Ensuring that each student is given the appropriate accommodations as indicated.
- Collecting and holding personal materials during the exam (e.g., cell phones)
- Monitoring time for each individual student and ensuring that each end at the correct time.
- Ensuring that students are kept in the Exam Centre until allowed to leave (i.e., in cases where students are finished before the class starts writing, students must be kept in the Exam Centre until at least ½ hour after the class start time).
- Accompany students required to leave the exam room (i.e. washroom breaks)
- Communicating with Exam Centre staff when students have questions for instructors or when students have issues with technology (many students use computers for word processing, spell checking, etc.).
- Communicating with the Exam Centre staff if academic misconduct is suspected.
- Communicating with Exam Centre when students have health incidents (e.g. seizure, panic attack, etc.).
- Recording all student actions on individual exam cover sheets (washroom breaks, snack breaks, questions for professors, etc.).
- Providing additional materials as needed (booklets, ear plugs, etc.).
- Ensuring all pertinent materials are handed in at the end of an exam (e.g., computer printouts, formula sheets, cheat sheets, etc.).
- Keeping all exams and cover sheets organized and submitting them together after the last student has finished writing.
- Being aware of fire alarm and emergency procedures.
- Assisting Academic Accommodations Coordinator with completion of incident reports.
Successful candidates will…
- Be responsible, trustworthy, reliable, resourceful, and observant/vigilant.
- Have good communication, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
- Be able to deal with highly emotional situations.
- Demonstrate good judgment and discretion.
- Pay strong attention to detail.
- Be confident in confronting and handling challenging situations and enforcing rules.
- Be punctual.
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Possess a high degree of professionalism.
- Not be currently completing academic coursework.
Hours:
Shifts between two and seven hours long, as needed during peak exam times (mid-terms and finals)
We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.
Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups.
We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please contact talent@brocku.ca if you require a disability related accommodation so we can ensure your participation needs are met.
Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process.
We appreciate all applications received. Candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted.