Cover Supervisor

Teaching Personnel; Colchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is recruiting a cover supervisor in Colchester to support secondary pupils across multiple year groups. You will supervise pre-planned lessons, manage behaviour, and build rapport with students in a classroom setting.

No teaching qualification is required; recent graduates or those pursuing teacher training are welcome. The role offers a route into education with experience across schools, departments, and age groups. ASAP start, with potential for ongoing opportunities.

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant experience working with young people.
• Degree educated.
• Passionate and committed to working with children in education.
• Strong behaviour management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Punctual, flexible, and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Working across a range of different year groups and departments
• Managing student behaviour
• Supervising pre-planned, pre-set work from teachers

Skills

Behaviour management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Reliable

Flexible

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Cover supervisor - Colchester

Area: Colchester, Essex
Salary: £130-£170 per day (varied depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week (or ad-hoc flexible)
Start date: ASAP

Role:

Are you looking to gain experience in education? Do you want the opportunity to work across a range of different year groups within secondary education?

Teaching Personnel is working with secondary schools in Essex, and we are currently recruiting individuals for Cover Supervisor roles.

A teaching qualification is not required to be successful in this role—just relevant and up-to-date experience working with young people. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or someone considering a career in education.

This position will allow you to gain experience managing a variety of lessons and building rapport with students. It's a chance to develop teaching and strong classroom management skills in an environment where lesson plans will always be provided.

Responsibilities:

• Working across a range of different year groups and departments
• Managing student behaviour
• Supervising pre-planned, pre-set work from teachers

Requirements:

• Recent and relevant experience working with young people
• Degree educated
• Passionate and committed to working with children in education
• Strong behaviour management skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Punctual, flexible, and reliable

This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their experience in a school environment or who may wish to pursue teacher training in the future.