Cover Supervisor

Excell Supply; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment agency is seeking Cover Supervisors to work in Secondary Schools across Cheshire. The role involves supervising classes, managing student behavior, and ensuring understanding of tasks. Applicants should have experience with children and a passion for education. This position offers flexible working hours and the potential for permanent roles within a supportive environment with excellent pay and training opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent rates of pay

Opportunity for permanent positions

CPD opportunities through training programs

Recommend a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in education preferred.
• Experience in a classroom or youth group setting.
• Positive attitude and passion for education.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes during teachers' absence.
• Manage student behavior according to school policies.
• Ensure students understand set tasks.

Skills

Experience working with children

Good communication skills

Team player

Reliability

Adaptability

Job description

We are currently recruiting for Cover Supervisors (CS) to work within Secondary Schools across Cheshire.

We have immediate employment opportunities for day‑to‑day supply which can be full time work or part time work depending on how flexible you wish to be.

We also offer long‑term positions with the potential of developing into permanent roles.

Your role will be to supervise classes across Key Stage 3 and 4, during the short‑term absence of the assigned teacher, taking the register, delivering set work, and ensuring pupil understanding of the tasks which have been set. You will also need to manage student's behaviour in line with the school's behaviour policy, ensuring that students are on task and manage any immediate problems according to school procedures.

We welcome applicants with a relevant qualification; however, applications will be considered from people who have experience of working with children, either in the classroom or a youth group setting.

As a Cover Supervisor your role and responsibilities include:

• Promoting good behaviour / managing challenging behaviour
• Aiding pupils in their learning as effectively as possible
• Helping children with additional educational needs

We are looking for the following qualities in applicants:

• Friendly, positive, and pro‑active attitude
• Passion for education
• Ability to use initiative
• Reliability
• Adaptability
• Team player
• Good organisational skills
• Good communication skills.

What to expect from Excell Supply?

• Excellent rates of pay
• Work that you want - we listen to your needs
• Recommend a Friend Scheme - earn up to £500 per referral
• A designated Account Manager who has strong working relationships with schools in your area
• Opportunity for permanent positions
• Support and advice from our professional mentors including lesson observations
• Access to a full calendar of CPD opportunities in the form of our Twilight Training Programme and other courses delivered during the school holidays

Who are Excell supply:

Excell Supply is a leading educational recruitment specialist working with over 425 schools across North Wales, Cheshire, Powys, Shropshire, Warrington and Wirral, for the last 10 years. We are proud of our outstanding reputation for providing the best possible service to our schools using a personable and consultative approach. We are a growing company filled with passionate and lively people with the attributes required to not only do the job but do it so well that clients and candidates keep coming back giving high levels of repeat business. Our commitment to NQTs is outstanding with 1‑1, group and face to face support. Our account managers are knowledgeable, approachable and invested in finding you the right opportunities, we are members of the REC and NPS framework for Wales.

What you need to do now:

If you're interested in this role, click 'join today' to forward an up‑to‑date copy of your CV, or call us on (phone number removed).

As members of the REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) and Umbrella body to the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Excell Supply is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to thorough employment checks and must have an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service certificate in place. Candidates without an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service will have to apply for a new one.

Important Notice

In order to apply for the above position all applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, or eligible to apply for a relevant work visa. Excell Supply are unable to offer a work permit to any applicant or facilitate work permits for any vacancy on behalf of one of its clients. It is Excell Supply's policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful, and your details have not retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Excell Supply is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.