Cover Supervisor

Hanham Woods Academy; Bristol; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in the UK is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to support students across various subjects. This role involves supervising classrooms, managing behavior, and providing support for students with Special Educational Needs. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, the ability to build relationships, and a commitment to safeguarding. Benefits include generous leave, pension schemes, and well-being support.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Well-being support

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of learning processes and behaviour management.
• Ability to build relationships with students and staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes and engage students with set curriculum tasks.
• Support students with Special Educational Needs.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned teaching cover.

Skills

Understanding of learning processes

Behaviour management strategies

Build effective relationships with students

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Sound IT knowledge

Emotional resilience

Commitment to safeguarding

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and adaptable Cover Supervisor to join our team, supporting students across a range of subjects and year groups. This is a vital role that ensures continuity of learning during the short-term absence of class teachers, whether planned or unplanned. You will supervise whole classes or small groups, ensuring students remain engaged with the curriculum tasks set by their teacher, while managing behaviour effectively and minimising disruption to learning.

When not covering lessons, you will play an active role in supporting students within the classroom, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN). You may also be involved in exam invigilation, delivering interventions, supporting duties for absent staff, or any other reasonable student-facing responsibilities. The postholder will administrate the planned and unplanned teaching cover requirements of the Academy, ensure the cover organised is of a high standard, is cost effective and meets Academy needs.

The postholder is responsible for co-ordinating lesson cover in line with Academy procedures and national guidelines. This role will involve an early morning start of 6.30am in order to ensure accessibility to the best agency teaching staff and meet the high expectations of the Academy.

Requirements:

• A strong understanding of learning processes, barriers to learning, and behaviour management strategies to support effective lesson delivery.
• The ability to build effective learning relationships with students to support their progress.
• Ability to build great relationships with teachers and academy staff, contributing positively to the wider school community.
• The confidence to manage and supervise classes effectively, maintaining a calm and productive learning environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey information clearly and sensitively.
• Good organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Sound working knowledge of IT to support teaching and learning, including Microsoft Office and internet use.
• The ability to manage classroom activities and resources safely and effectively.
• Emotional resilience and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

About Us:

Hanham Woods Academy is a secondary school located within the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, delivering education to pupils aged 11-16. It is one of the most improved academies in the South West, providing an excellent education to over 800 students.

We work hard to challenge students from a variety of backgrounds to be the best they can be in all areas of life. Our mission here is simple: we want to give people the best chance of success, underpinned by our ethos of Dream Big, Work Hard, Be Kind.

Benefits:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.