Cover Supervisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Stifford Clays Primary School is seeking a term-time Cover Supervisor to keep classes on track when a teacher is absent, supervising set activities and tracking progress against lesson plans. The role includes maintaining a productive learning environment and providing feedback to the class teacher on pupil progress.

One Friday a week, 8.30am to 3.30pm for 37 weeks. An enhanced DBS check and child protection screening are required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Requires enhanced DBS check
• Child protection screening including reference and online checks
• Visa sponsorship not available

Responsibilities

• Supervising activities that have been set
• Maintaining a stimulating, purposeful learning environment
• Giving feedback to the class teacher on pupils' progress
• Keeping pupil-related records
• Dealing with immediate problems under school policies
• Collecting and returning completed work
• Providing additional support to teachers or carrying out administrative tasks when not covering a class
• Acting as a role model with high expectations of conduct and behaviour
• Working with children with SEND

Skills

Classroom supervision

Behaviour management

Record keeping

SEND support

Job description

This term-time Cover Supervisor post at Stifford Clays Primary School keeps pupils working when a teacher is absent. The core work is supervising set activities, tracking progress against lesson plans and keeping pupil records. One Friday a week, 8.30am to 3.30pm for 37 weeks, it suits an established cover supervisor or an experienced teaching assistant. An enhanced DBS and child protection screening are required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Supervising activities that have been set
• Maintaining a stimulating, purposeful learning environment
• Giving feedback to the class teacher on pupils' progress against lesson plans and conduct
• Keeping pupil-related records
• Dealing with immediate problems in line with school policies and procedures
• Collecting completed work at the end of lessons and returning it to the appropriate teacher
• Providing additional support to teachers or carrying out administrative tasks when not covering a class
• Acting as a role model, setting high expectations of conduct and behaviour
• Working with children with SEND

What’s required

Experience

• Maintaining a stimulating, purposeful learning environment
• Supervising activities that have been set
• Giving feedback to teachers on pupils' progress and conduct against lesson plans
• Keeping pupil-related records
• Dealing with immediate problems under school policies
• Collecting and returning completed work

Skills & knowledge

• Working with children with SEND
• Providing additional support to teachers or carrying out administrative tasks
• Acting as a role model with high expectations of conduct and behaviour

Checks & eligibility

• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check
• Child protection screening, including reference and online checks