Cover Supervisor

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Birmingham is looking for a committed Cover Supervisor to supervise students during teacher absences. The ideal candidate will have experience in a secondary school, strong literacy and numeracy skills, and excellent behaviour management abilities. This role offers a supportive work environment with a variety of benefits aimed at enhancing employee wellbeing and professional growth.

Benefits

Collaborative and inclusive culture

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Generous pension scheme

Comprehensive employee rewards package

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Secondary School.
• Confidence and assertiveness.
• Strong behaviour management skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students during teacher absence.
• Deliver lessons set by the teacher.
• Manage classroom behaviour and maintain a constructive environment.
• Work closely with staff across subjects.
• Act as Form Tutor when needed.

Skills

Strong literacy skills

Strong numeracy skills

Behaviour management skills

ICT competence

Education

GCSE grade C/4 or above in Maths and English

Job description

About the Role

If you’re looking for a fast‑paced working environment where every day is different, then this is certainly the job for you. As part of our commitment to helping students achieve the best possible results, we are looking for a committed, hard‑working and enthusiastic individual to be part of an existing team of Cover Supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students during periods of short‑term teacher absence, ensuring they are on task and complete the work set.
• Take sole charge of groups of children to deliver lessons set by the teacher.
• Manage classroom behaviour to create a constructive learning environment.
• Work closely with teaching staff across a wide range of subject areas and the curriculum.
• Act as a Form Tutor or attached member of a Pastoral team, liaising with teaching staff to discuss work set during staff absence, organising the return of completed work, and supporting attached Faculties and departments.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Secondary School.

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.

• Confidence and assertiveness with strong behaviour management skills.

• ICT competence.

• GCSE grade C/4 or above in Maths and English.

Benefits

• A collaborative and inclusive culture, with opportunities for upskilling and learning.
• Structured CPD via the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as [the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy‑amend examples based on roles].
• Access to Career Pathways and a pledge to help plan goals via the Professional Growth and Performance process.
• A wellbeing culture, paid and unpaid time off to support life events, access to a Wellbeing Champion, and participation in the annual staff wellbeing survey.
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with confidential counselling and wellbeing advice.
• Supportive policies such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• A generous pension scheme – the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• A comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye‑sight tests for eligible display‑screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust‑wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) working group, Wellbeing working groups (including menopause support and neurodiversity support).
• On‑site parking at all schools.

Disability Confident Commitment

• Ensure an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
• Communicate and promote vacancies.
• Offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria.
• Provide reasonable adjustments as required.
• Support existing employees who acquire a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.

Other Information

N.B. CVs will not be accepted.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant amendments, and the Immigration Act (2016) – fluency in spoken English is essential. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

We value our people and are dedicated to ensuring everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment and selection process.

Please note that applications must be created by the candidate. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help phraseology, substantial use of AI will result in the application being disregarded.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.