Cover Supervisor - (Wickham Park SEN School - Bromley)

Eteach; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Wickham Park SEN School, Bromley, is seeking an experienced Cover Supervisor to supervise and support classes during short-term absences, ensuring continuity of learning in a SEN/SEMH environment.

You will deliver pre-planned activities, maintain a structured, safe setting, manage behaviour using positive strategies, and liaise with teaching staff and leaders to feedback on pupil engagement and progress. This role supports pupils with autism, learning difficulties, SEMH and other needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils in lessons where the teacher is absent, delivering pre-planned learning activities and adapting them as needed to meet individual needs
• Maintain a structured, predictable environment to support pupils’ emotional regulation
• Manage challenging behaviour using positive behaviour support interventions and agreed behaviour support plans
• Ensure the safety and welfare of all pupils at all times
• Liaise with teaching staff, SENCO, and senior leaders to feedback on pupil engagement and progress

Job description

Cover Supervisor - (Wickham Park SEN School - Bromley)

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Wickham Park SEN School has an opportunity for an experienced Cover Supervisor to join out existing team with a focus on supervising and supporting classes during the short term absence of teaching staff, ensuring continuity of learning and the maintaining a safe and supportive environment for our children with SEN and SEMH.

Wickham Park School is a brand-new SEN school in the heart of Bromley, South London. Set across three buildings, the school provides exceptional, modern learning facilities for up to 70 pupils aged 5-19 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and Autism.

Wickham Park School’s site has an inspiring collection of warm, nurturing classrooms; a vibrant and fully resourced library; a specialist teaching kitchen; a creative art studio; and a suite of dedicated therapeutic and co‑regulation spaces designed to support a rich diversity of needs.

As a Cover Supervisor you will be required to supervise and support classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff, ensuring continuity of learning and maintaining a safe, structured, and supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs (SEN), including autism, learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), and/or physical disabilities.

Main duties of the role include

• Supervise pupils in lessons where the teacher is absent, delivering pre-planned learning activities and adapting them as needed to meet individual needs
• Maintain a structured, predictable environment to support pupils’ emotional regulation
• Manage challenging behaviour using positive behaviour support interventions and agreed behaviour support plans
• Ensure the safety and welfare of all pupils at all times
• Liaise with teaching staff, SENCO, and senior leaders to feedback on pupil engagement and progress

Closing date for this role is 9th November

We may close the advert early if we receive suitable numbers of applications.

Horizon Care and Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming application from all sections of the community.

INTEACH

Wickham Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to understand and share this commitment. We have a shared commitment to develop a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated. We welcome all applications, including those from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.