Cover Supervisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Ark St Alban's Academy in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to keep lessons running when teachers are absent. You will supervise classes across subjects and year groups, oversee work set by teachers and maintain a calm, safe room that helps pupils stay focused.

You may undertake interventions, pastoral duties, detentions, trips and admin tasks as needed. The role requires strong literacy, numeracy and organisational skills, resilience and a belief in the potential of every pupil.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes across different subjects and year groups when teachers are absent
• Communicate and oversee work set by teachers
• Create a calm, safe and purposeful classroom environment
• Keep pupils focused and motivated
• Promote positive behaviour and inclusion
• Collect completed work
• Liaise with teaching and curriculum staff
• Support small-group interventions when cover is not required
• Support pastoral duties across the school
• Cover detentions
• Support trips
• Carry out administrative tasks across the school

Job description

This Cover Supervisor post at Ark St Alban's Academy keeps lessons running when teachers are absent. The work means supervising classes across subjects and year groups, overseeing teacher-set work and keeping pupils focused in a calm, safe room. Outside cover, the role may include interventions, pastoral duties, detentions, trips and admin across the school. Strong literacy, numeracy and organisation are expected, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Supervise classes across different subjects and year groups when teachers are absent
• Communicate and oversee work set by teachers
• Create a calm, safe and purposeful classroom environment
• Keep pupils focused and motivated
• Promote positive behaviour and inclusion
• Collect completed work
• Liaise with teaching and curriculum staff
• Support small-group interventions when cover is not required
• Support pastoral duties across the school
• Cover detentions
• Support trips
• Carry out administrative tasks across the school

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of working with young people

Skills & knowledge

• Strong communication skills
• Strong literacy skills
• Strong numeracy skills
• Strong organisational skills

Other

• Establishing positive relationships and high expectations
• Resilience, reliability and flexibility
• Belief in the potential of every pupil
• Clear commitment to safeguarding

What’s offered

• Regular training in classroom management
• Opportunities to develop experience across the administration and pastoral teams
• Access to training and future opportunities within Ark St Alban's Academy and the wider Ark network