Top Benefits
About the role
Accessibility Services at UPEI are looking for Student Assistants - Exam Proctors, Readers and Scribes. These candidates will be working directly with Accessibility Services to facilitate the department's exam invigilation, reading, and scribing requirements. These positions will report to the Manager of Accessibility Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Administer UPEI and AVC internal exams for students registered with Accessibility Services in testing locations as assigned by Accessibility Services
- Provide and operate accommodations needed for any exam invigilated through Accessibility Services. For example, scribing services, text to speech software, increased time to write exam, low lighting and noise-canceling headphones
- Ensuring the academic integrity of all exams
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Monitoring testing email accounts and phones
- Scanning documents, as needed
- Complete proctor logs and tracking exams
- Respond to requests for shifts for readers, scribes and proctors in a timely manner
- Support the Exam Coordinators in exam preparation
- Reading test materials aloud to the test taker
- Write and/or typing at a pace that allows the student to complete the examination at their pace
- Maintain professional interactions with students, staff, and faculty during emotional/stressful situations
- Comfortable working independently, including evenings and weekends
- Maintaining a clean working environment
- Must be able to adhere to the UPEI Scent Free Policy
QUALIFICATIONS:
- The candidate will have completed at least two years of post-secondary education
- Experience working with university students with accessibility needs is an asset
- Experience using Kurzweil, Word, Outlook Calendar, and PC computer systems are considered an asset
- The successful candidate will exhibit dependability and honesty and have excellent organizational and time management skills
- Reading and Scribing requires strong judgment skills to avoid influencing the test-takers’ answers or exam process in any way
- Knowledge of the administration and coordination of exams is an asset
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated abilities in customer service
- Demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure
Please note: Training will be provided for all successful candidates.
Priority will be given to University of Prince Edward Island students in accordance with Recruitment, Selection, Hiring and Employment Policies and the Procedures manual.
About University of Prince Edward Island
Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).
The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.
In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.
With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.
The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.
Top Benefits
About the role
Accessibility Services at UPEI are looking for Student Assistants - Exam Proctors, Readers and Scribes. These candidates will be working directly with Accessibility Services to facilitate the department's exam invigilation, reading, and scribing requirements. These positions will report to the Manager of Accessibility Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Administer UPEI and AVC internal exams for students registered with Accessibility Services in testing locations as assigned by Accessibility Services
- Provide and operate accommodations needed for any exam invigilated through Accessibility Services. For example, scribing services, text to speech software, increased time to write exam, low lighting and noise-canceling headphones
- Ensuring the academic integrity of all exams
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Monitoring testing email accounts and phones
- Scanning documents, as needed
- Complete proctor logs and tracking exams
- Respond to requests for shifts for readers, scribes and proctors in a timely manner
- Support the Exam Coordinators in exam preparation
- Reading test materials aloud to the test taker
- Write and/or typing at a pace that allows the student to complete the examination at their pace
- Maintain professional interactions with students, staff, and faculty during emotional/stressful situations
- Comfortable working independently, including evenings and weekends
- Maintaining a clean working environment
- Must be able to adhere to the UPEI Scent Free Policy
QUALIFICATIONS:
- The candidate will have completed at least two years of post-secondary education
- Experience working with university students with accessibility needs is an asset
- Experience using Kurzweil, Word, Outlook Calendar, and PC computer systems are considered an asset
- The successful candidate will exhibit dependability and honesty and have excellent organizational and time management skills
- Reading and Scribing requires strong judgment skills to avoid influencing the test-takers’ answers or exam process in any way
- Knowledge of the administration and coordination of exams is an asset
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated abilities in customer service
- Demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure
Please note: Training will be provided for all successful candidates.
Priority will be given to University of Prince Edward Island students in accordance with Recruitment, Selection, Hiring and Employment Policies and the Procedures manual.
About University of Prince Edward Island
Established in 1969, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a comprehensive public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with roots in its founding institutions, Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) Saint Dunstan's University (est. 1855).
The only university in the province, UPEI offers a wide range of programs and degrees within the faculties of Arts; Business; Education; Graduate Studies; Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Nursing; Science; Sustainable Design Engineering; and Veterinary Medicine. Home to Canada Research Chairs, a UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, endowed and sponsored research chairs, and 3M National Teaching Fellows, UPEI comprises a community of talented and dedicated faculty and staff who provide exceptional learning experiences to Canadian and international students under their tutelage.
In addition to its main campus in Charlottetown, UPEI has established the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter's Bay, PEI. The University also has an international campus in Cairo, Egypt, offering degrees in business administration, mathematical and computational sciences, and sustainable design engineering. It also has postsecondary exchange programs with universities in numerous countries. As well, post-secondary students in Asia, Africa, and Europe can earn certain UPEI degrees, based on the University's curriculum and rigorous educational standards, while living in their home countries.
With millions of dollars in scholarships, international exchange and experiential learning opportunities, expanding professional and graduate programs, and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers students an educational experience designed to help them reach their potential as future leaders.
The interim President and Vice-Chancellor is Dr. Greg Keefe. The Chancellor is the Honourable Catherine Callbeck.