Cover Supervisor

Ark; Birmingham; Híbrido; GBP 21 000 - 28 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Generous pension scheme

Ark rewards

Interest-free loans

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Resumo da oferta

Ark St Alban's Academy in Birmingham is seeking a confident Cover Supervisor to maintain high-quality learning when teachers are absent. You will supervise classes, oversee work, and foster a calm, inclusive environment while building positive relationships with pupils.

The role emphasizes strong communication, literacy, numeracy and organisational skills, with opportunities for professional development within Ark's network.

Qualificações

• Strong communication, literacy, numeracy and organisational skills.
• Experience of working with young people.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise classes across different subjects and year groups and oversee work set by teachers.
• Create a calm, safe and purposeful classroom environment and keep pupils focused and motivated.
• Promote positive behaviour and inclusion and collect completed work; liaise with teaching and curriculum staff.
• Support small-group interventions, pastoral duties, detentions, trips and administrative tasks when cover is not required.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Organisational skills

Experience with young people

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About The Role

Our school is seeking an enthusiastic and confident team player to join our team and to make sure that pupils continue to learn even when the availability of their teachers is disrupted.

We are looking for a confident, organised and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to help maintain high-quality learning when teachers are absent. You will supervise classes across different subjects and year groups, communicate and oversee work set by teachers, and create a calm, safe and purposeful classroom environment.

You will keep pupils focused and motivated, promote positive behaviour and inclusion, collect completed work and liaise with teaching and curriculum staff. When cover is not required, you may support small-group interventions, pastoral duties, detentions, trips and administrative tasks across the school.

The successful candidate will have strong communication, literacy, numeracy and organisational skills, experience of working with young people, and the ability to establish positive relationships and high expectations.

You will be resilient, reliable and flexible, with a genuine belief in the potential of every pupil and a clear commitment to safeguarding. We provide regular training in classroom management and opportunities to develop your experience across our administration and pastoral teams. For those considering a career in teaching, the role also offers access to training and future opportunities within Ark St Alban's Academy and the wider Ark network.

Benefits

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkoline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.

About Us

We are committed to addressing educational disadvantage. We consistently guide pupils to GCSE and A-Level outcomes which place our cohorts in the top 10% of schools nationally on many measures, including those for the progress of disadvantaged pupils. Our school serves pupils from central Birmingham. The percentage of our cohort eligible for the Pupil Premium is the eighth highest in the country.

There are very few communities in the UK who need great teachers more than ours. Teachers and leaders at Ark St Alban's Academy are determined to prove that the background of a young person can be no impediment to their success. Our school prepares pupils to succeed at elite universities, with our alumni proudly representing our community at prestigious destinations including Cambridge University, Durham University and the London School of Economics.

Visit arkstalbans.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.