Testing Proctor (Part-time, Temporary)

Position Title: Testing Proctor (Part-time, Temporary)

Department: WIT-Center for Student Success & Retent

Advertised Pay: $15.02/hr

Campus Location: Washburn Tech

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by March 18, 2026.

Position Summary: The Testing Proctor is responsible for providing a secure exam delivery and exemplary customer service in a comfortable and friendly environment. The Proctor is responsible for administering exams to students while maintaining professionalism and ensuring continuous compliance with testing policies and procedures.

About Washburn University: Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
• Comply with all testing procedures and strictly adhere to company policies using careful judgment.
• Check in testing candidates, verify identification, and explain the exam process.
• Proctor / invigilate candidates, their computer screens, and the testing room from an adjacent area using cameras and other electronic equipment.
• Assist candidates (who may speak in very soft voices in the testing environment) and internal departments with troubleshooting to fix technical issues.
• Complete light housekeeping duties such as vacuuming and sanitizing keyboards after each candidate.

Required Qualifications:
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Beginner to intermediate experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time in a quiet environment.
• Required to escort candidates to and from the testing room.
• Must be able to bend, twist, stoop, and lift up to 20 pounds with reasonable accommodation.
• Able to hear soft voices.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum of 1 year of customer service experience.
• Experience proctoring or invigilating exams.

Hourly, Part-time, Varies   
Background Check Required