Position Title: Academic Proctor
Employment Type: Casual
Department: Bridging & Preparatory Studies
Location: Preston
Award / Agreement: Melbourne Polytechnic Academic and Skilled Staff Agreement 2025(PACCT)
Classification Level: Casual PACCT 3.1

Hourly Rate: $40.15 per hour
Applications Close: Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Position Title: Academic Proctor
Employment Type: Casual
Department: Bridging & Preparatory Studies
Location: Preston
Award / Agreement: Melbourne Polytechnic Academic and Professional Staff Agreement 2025(PACCT)
Classification Level: Casual PACCT 3.1

Hourly Rate: $40.15 per hour
Applications Close: Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Job Summary

Support the fair, secure and compliant delivery of Pearson English language proficiency tests, ensuring examination integrity and a positive candidate experience.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Melbourne Polytechnic has delivered hands-on, future-focused education for more than 110 years. Our people play a vital role in supporting students, industries and communities across Victoria.

In this role, you’ll enjoy:

- Meaningful work that supports education, training, innovationand student success

- A supportive and collaborative team setting

- Flexible work arrangements, where applicable

- Exposure to diverse programs, systems and continuous improvement initiatives

- A values-driven organisation committed to inclusion, wellbeing and quality

About the Role

Reporting to the Coordinator Test Centre PTE, the Academic Proctor supports the fair, secure and compliant delivery of computer-based Pearson English language proficiency tests at Melbourne Polytechnic's Pearson Test Centre,



ensuring examinations are conducted in accordance with Pearson VUE and Melbourne Polytechnic policies, procedures and testing requirements.

You will coordinate candidate registration, admission, invigilation and test completion activities, maintaining examination integrity, confidentiality and appropriate testing conditions. You will also provide operational and administrative support, monitor test sessions, respond to candidate enquiries and incidents, and assist with basic technical issues affecting test delivery.

As a customer-facing representative of Melbourne Polytechnic, you will provide professional, responsive and culturally sensitive service to a high volume of internal and external clients, contributing to a positive candidate experience and the effective operation of the Pearson Test Centre.

What You'll Do

- Invigilate computer-based Pearson English language proficiency examinations, supervising test sessions from candidate admission through to examination completion in accordance with prescribed testing procedures

- Verify candidate identity documents, biometric records and registration details, manage candidate check-in and check-out procedures, and maintain secure and appropriate examination conditions

- Monitor candidates through CCTV during examinations,



identify potential irregularities or breaches of examination requirements, and respond to or upscale suspected malpractice in accordance with established protocols

- Provide professional, responsive and culturally sensitive customer service, assisting candidates with registration, scheduling, admission, testing enquiries and concerns

- Operate Pearson online testing systems and equipment, troubleshoot basic technical issues affecting registration, biometric equipment, workstations and audio-visual systems, and upscale complex issues where required

- Undertake daily test centre administration, including opening and closing procedures, room preparation, test commencement and completion activities, and maintenance of accurate examination records and documentation

- Prepare and maintain test-day records, incident reports and compliance documentation, ensuring the confidentiality, security and accuracy of candidate information and supporting Pearson VUE audits and quality reviews

- Apply Pearson VUE and Melbourne Polytechnic policies, procedures and security requirements, identifying and upscale examination misconduct, identity discrepancies, security incidents and other compliance concerns

- Work collaboratively with test centre colleagues, Melbourne Polytechnic staff and Pearson VUE stakeholders to support coordinated testing operations and consistent service delivery

- Contribute to improvements in test administration, candidate services and operational procedures, demonstrating initiative, adaptability and sound judgement in responding to changing service requirements

📌 Academic Proctor (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne Polytechnic
📍 Melbourne