Cover Supervisor

Westminster Academy; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Westminster Academy is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to provide cover for planned absences and reactive cover, with flexibility to cover a full range of subjects. You will ensure students complete curriculum tasks and support understanding to minimise teaching disruption.

The ideal candidate will be calm, highly organised, with excellent IT and communication skills, and a genuine interest in delivering high-quality lessons to improve outcomes for young people.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a secondary school environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work effectively under pressure.
• The ability to prioritise, multi-task and work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build positive and professional relationships with pupils, parents/carers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for planned absence and reactive cover.
• Ensure students carry out curriculum tasks set by the teacher.
• Assist students in understanding the nature of these tasks to minimise disruption to learning.

Skills

Secondary school experience

Organisational skills

IT skills

Communication skills

Job description

Westminster Academy has a fantastic opportunity for an innovative and dedicated Cover Supervisor to play a vital role by providing a cover service for planned absence and reactive cover, which is set each morning. The post holder may be assigned to certain areas of the curriculum more than others, based on their knowledge and the staffing requirements, but they would need to be flexible to cover a full range of subjects to assist with the education and care of the students in the Academy. The post holder will ensure that students carry out curriculum tasks set by the teacher and assist students in understanding the nature of these tasks in order to minimise the impact of the teacher’s absence upon the students’ learning.

Our ideal Cover Supervisor will be calm, have exceptional organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, proficient I.T. skills and work well under pressure. If you are a confident and enthusiastic individual who has a genuine interest in delivering high-quality lessons to improve the outcomes for young people, we would love to hear from you.

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience working in a secondary school environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work effectively under pressure.
• The ability to prioritise, multi-task and work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build positive and professional relationships with pupils, parents/carers and colleagues.