Invigilation Support Assistant

**Regular/Temporary**
- Regular

**Job Title**
- Invigilation Support Assistant

**Job ID**
- 71380

**Location**
- Central Campus

**Open Date**
- 08/12/2025

**Job Type**
- Short Term Employee

**Close Date**
- 08/21/2025

**Employee Group**
- Unifor Unit 1, Staff

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- Student Accessibility Services

**Salary Grade/Band**
- Grade 5

**Salary Range**
- $24.19 - $34.04 (hourly)

**Contract Duration**
- 7.9 Months

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**
- 35 hours per week. Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30pm, evenings and weekends as needed.

**Education Level**
- 1 year college diploma

**Career Level**
- Requires a up to 2 years of relevant experience.

Job Description # JD1618

**Unit/Project Description**:
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals who support over 5,700 students with disabilities, develop accommodation plans, provide learning strategies support, note-taking services, transcription services, support for assistive technology, test administration, and exam invigilation. SAS is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC)

**Job Summary**: Oversee accommodated tests and examinations and ensure adherence to University standards. Responsible for the set-up of examination rooms. Responsible for the recruitment, training and oversight of casual invigilation staff.

**Purpose and Key Functions**:

- Coordinate test and examination arrangements in rooms, including technical set-up, to ensure all technical equipment is properly configured and functioning optimally.
- Liaise with internal departments for set-up of examination rooms.
- Oversee accommodated test and examinations and ensure adherence to University standards.
- Recruit and train invigilator team members
- Provide day-to-day oversight to invigilation team members
- Maintain and update incident reports based on reports from invigilators or personal observations during examinations.
- Review the format of tests and examinations to ensure compliance with University standards and accommodation requirements.
- Individually packs test/exam copies along with necessary materials for each session.
- Sort and file test/exam copies for easy access and reference.
- Ensures the confidential storage and handling of all test and examination materials, maintaining academic integrity and confidentiality.
- Distributes completed test/exam packages to the appropriate invigilators or departments as per established procedures, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy.
- Perform backup invigilation duties.

**Supervision**:

- Has ongoing responsibility for hiring and supervising 10 or more casual employees.

**Requirements**:

- 1 year college diploma
- Requires a up to 2 years of relevant experience.

**How To Apply**

**Employment Equity Statement**

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
- School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

**Hybrid Work Language**

To ensure an ongoing and vibrant University community that meets the needs of our students, staff and faculty and supports the University mission, ability to work on-site continues to be a requirement for most University positions. The University is supportive of exploring flexible work arrangements that effectively balance operational needs and employee interests.

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