Cover Supervisor

Lees Brook Academy; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Lees Brook Academy is seeking a dedicated teaching assistant to supervise students during a pre-set learning activity and assist teaching staff with lesson planning and resource preparation. You will establish productive relationships with students, support behaviour management, record attendance, assist with exams, and provide general clerical/administrative help.

Flexibility to attend after-school meetings is required.

Qualifications

• Assist teaching staff in lesson planning and resource preparation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students during pre-set learning activities in the absence of a teacher.
• Establish productive working relationships with students and model high expectations.
• Record and report attendance in accordance with academy procedures.
• Explain and respond to students about tasks and expectations.
• Manage behaviour to maintain a constructive learning environment and liaise with parents as required.
• Provide general clerical/administrative support and assist with testing or invigilations.
• Provide first aid assistance to staff, students and visitors as needed.
• Attend after-school meetings or subject team/year group meetings.

Job description

Supervisethe students working on a pre-set learning activity in the absence of ateacher.

Establishproductive working relationships with students, acting as a role model andsetting high expectations.

Liaise with the designated class teacher tounderstand what the pre-prepared exercise for the class will be and whatresources may be given to students to facilitate learning.

Recordand report attendance at lessons in accordance with Academy procedures.

Explain and respond to students about what isrequired and what pre-prepared task/exercise they will be expected toundertake.

Answerany general questions the students have in relation to the work set and modelexpectations to students.

Managebehaviour of students to ensure that a constructive learning environment ismaintained by using a range of strategies to deal with classroom behaviour as awhole, and also individual behavioural needs. This will include meeting andcommunicating with parents as required.

Reportback to the designated class teacher as appropriate.

Workwith teaching staff to establish an appropriate learning environment which ispurposeful, orderly and productive.

Assistteaching staff in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plansas appropriate.

Ensure timely and accurate design, preparationand use of specialist equipment/resources/materials as required by teachingstaff.

Beresponsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with teachingstaff.

Determinethe need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment andresources.

Administerand assess routine tests and invigilate exams/tests.

Providegeneral clerical/administrative support.

Providefirst aid assistance to staff, students and visitors as and when necessary.

Provideflexibility to the working day to attend after school meetings, subject teammeetings or year group meetings.