Cover Supervisor

Teaching Vacancies; Bedworth; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern gym on site

Bike to work scheme

Weekly staff breakfasts

Job summary

Nicholas Chamberlaine School in Bedworth is seeking a Cover Supervisor to support teaching and learning across the 11-18 age range. The role is term-time only plus 5 inset days and requires an immediate start.

You will assist teachers, manage short-term absences and ensure continuity of learning for students. The school offers a supportive, aspirational environment with ongoing professional development, safeguarding commitments, and opportunities to engage in enrichment activities within The

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grades A-C.
• Be highly articulate in speech and writing.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to support teaching and learning across the whole age and ability range.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching, learning and development of students across key stages 11-18.
• Apply knowledge and understanding to classroom support.
• Exercise initiative and independent action.

Skills

Articulate speech

Interpersonal skills

Support learning across age range

Initiative

Education

GCSE English and Maths A-C

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a vibrant, exciting, innovative and mixed 11-18 school with 1200 students. Students are keen to do well, parents are very supportive and the staff are highly committed to the further success of the school. The school has been a proud member of the Griffin Schools Trust since September 2013.

The school is looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor. The above post is available immediately, term time only plus 5 inset days.

Qualifications and experience:

• Have a minimum GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grades A-C

Skills and abilities:

• Be highly articulate in speech and writing
• Have excellent interpersonal skills
• Be able to apply your knowledge and understanding across the whole age and ability range, in supporting teaching, learning and development of students
• Exercise initiative and independent action

Values and commitment:

• Believe that all children can achieve a grade 4 regardless of their ability or background
• Be committed to developing the horizons of students through involvement in enrichment and extra-curricular activities
• Be committed to the school and Trust’s vision for Proud Traditions, Wide Horizons and High Achievement and believe that you have something valuable to add

What the school offers its staff

Nicholas Chamberlaine School is committed to challenging educational and social disadvantage and aims to instil in students the ability to think critically and creatively.

The experience of working for Nicholas Chamberlaine School, and The Griffin Schools Trust, is unique. You will receive challenge and support to become expert in your field, develop the highest-level leadership skills and benefit from the wisdom of an extended family of supportive colleagues. There are excellent opportunities to work with peers and senior Trust staff on elements of our secondary strategy, to engage in leadership training as well as join a research-based Masters Programme.

We engage in a wide variety of Proud Traditions and experiences, including The Griffin Sports Festival, Arts Festival and Science Symposium, which give our community an exceptional breadth of experience.

• We never use all of 1265
• We have reduced data drops to allow for more teaching and learning.
• We do not roll over the timetable in the summer term, instead we give staff time to work on core priorities and provide staff with essential CPD.
• We have disaggregated 2 teacher training days so that staff can take part in the Effective Formative Assessment programme twilight sessions.
• Curriculum planning is centralised within departments, allowing teachers to focus on adapting from base lessons, rather than having to create from scratch.
• We offer excellent professional development opportunities including NPQs and Trust funded Masters programmes, providing time in school to support.
• We encourage and support teachers to become exam markers.
• Departments are given at least 3 meeting per half term to share practice and subject knowledge.
• We minimise emails by having one Staff Comms per week and one MLT comms per week.
• All detentions are centralised to allow teachers more time to prep.
• We support staff to balance the needs of family life with part time and flexible contracts and paid/unpaid time off.
• All colleagues have free access to a modern gym on site.
• All colleagues can take advantage of the bike to work scheme.
• Weekly staff breakfasts on a Friday.
• Sharing good practice work with other departments.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.