JOB DESCRIPTION CHIEF GED EXAMINER ADULT EDUCATION

Requirements for GED Chief Examiners and GED Examiners

POLICY: GED Chief Examiners must hold at least a bachelor's degree from a nationally accredited college or university and shall have experience in teaching, training, counseling, or testing. GED Examiners must have a bachelor's degree from a nationally accredited college or university and experience in teaching, training, counseling, or testing; at least an associate degree from a nationally accredited college or university and three years of experience in teaching, training, counseling, or testing; or college-level coursework and experience as a testing proctor at the discretion of the jurisdictional GED Administrator.

Responsibilities of GED Chief Examiners, GED Examiners:

It is important that each GED Chief Examiner, GED Examiner, and GED Proctor understands his or her role specific to the GED Testing Program.

General Responsibilities of GED Chief Examiners and GED Examiners

GED Chief Examiners and GED Examiners shall:

1. A) Comply with all jurisdictional policies and procedures.
2. B) Manage and oversee a high-quality testing program that ensures access for all qualified candidates and ensures the integrity of the GED Tests and their administration.
3. C) Maintain the overall quality of the testing program at official GED testing centers.
4. D) Ensure that all staff members under their supervision comply with the contractual obligation to follow the policies of the GED Testing Service Policies and Procedures Manual.
5. E) Respond to the needs of the community and comply with all applicable legal requirements relating to the activities of official GED testing centers.

Specific Responsibilities of GED Chief Examiners and GED Examiners

1. A) At the beginning of each contract year, the GED Chief Examiner must:
2. Sign the GED Annual Contract (Form L-1) and the Test Security Memorandum, (Form L-27) and obtain the signatures of the chief administrative officer and the GED Examiner(s).
3. Create and implement a written receiving plan for secure testing materials and train all official GED testing center staff members to follow the plan. The plan must include how to receive and store secure materials if the GED Chief Examiner or GED Examiner is not present when materials arrive.
4. Upon receipt from the GED Testing Service, immediately inventory and place into secure storage all secure testing materials within one business day.
5. Develop a written, GED-specific emergency plan (see Section 3.11 of this manual), and train all official GED testing center staff members to follow the plan.
6. B) During test administrations, the GED Chief Examiner or Examiner must:
7. Verify the identity and eligibility of each GED candidate.
8. Maintain testing surveillance logs, seating charts, and other documentation as required.
9. Maintain the security of all GED testing materials.
10. Prepare a written inventory of all secure testing materials used during each test administration and maintain the inventory documentation in the permanent secure storage area.
11. Conduct testing sessions in accordance with GEDTS policies and procedures as set forth in this GED Testing Service Policies and Procedures Manual and in any supplemental memorandums from the GED Testing Service.
12. Control testing sessions by following all GED Testing Service policies and procedures for conducting a testing session under standard conditions or, when appropriate, with accommodations for candidates with disabilities. (See Sections 5 and 8 of this manual.)
13. C) Throughout the contract year, the GED Chief Examiner must:
14. Select, train, and monitor GED Examiners and GED Proctors.
15. Administer complete battery of GED Tests no fewer than four (4) times each year, unless the official GED testing center administers GED Tests fewer than four times per year.
16. Inventory and check the condition of all secure testing materials when received from the GED Testing Service; prepare a written inventory at the beginning and end of each testing session and on a monthly basis when the tests are not in use.
17. D) Throughout the contract year, the GED Chief Examiner and Examiner must:
18. Adhere to GEDTS policies regarding preparing and submitting GED testing materials for scoring.
19. Report test results to GED candidates in a timely, confidential manner.
20. Inform the GED Administrator of all disruptions or suspicious events that take place during any testing session promptly and in writing, by using a Report of Testing Irregularity (Form L-40).
21. Conduct investigations into test compromises and testing irregularities.
22. Schedule and publicize testing sessions for the local community.
23. Make information about accommodations available and provide accessible testing with approved accommodations for GED candidates with disabilities.
24. Attend all examiner meetings sponsored by the jurisdiction.
25. Cooperate in research and surveys sponsored by the GED Testing Service or by the GED Administrator.
26. Provide information about the GED Tests to civic groups, adult educators, and high school counselors.
27. Implement local initiatives (e.g., GED graduations, GED awards ceremonies, and GED free testing days).
28. Send clippings of local program press coverage of the local program to the GED Administrator.
29. E) At the end of each calendar year, the GED Chief Examiner must:
30. Inventory and return all secure GED Testing materials to the GED Testing Service no later than 30 days after the end of the contract year.
31. Use that contract year's picking plan to validate all secure materials being returned.

Clearances

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.

Public Health Compliance

• Must follow safety and health protocols.

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