Cover Supervisor

Remedy Education; Essex; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational recruitment agency in Essex is seeking a Cover Supervisor to support day-to-day lessons in secondary schools. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, strong classroom management skills, and the ability to lead a classroom effectively. This role involves covering lessons for students aged 11-18 and managing classroom behaviour, while ensuring that students complete assigned work. Candidates should be flexible and willing to travel to different schools.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching in UK secondary schools.
• Strong classroom management and communication skills.
• Willingness to apply for an Enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Covering lessons for students aged 11-18.
• Supervising the delivery of cover work to students.
• Managing behaviour of pupils during set work.
• Responding to pupil questions regarding the work.
• Dealing with immediate problems or emergencies.
• Collecting and returning completed work to teachers.

Skills

Classroom management

Communication skills

Behaviour management

Job description

Cover Supervisor

Remedy Education are looking for a strong cover supervisor for a school based in Colchester to cover day to day lessons starting as soon as possible. The ideal candidate would have had experience in a similar role.

We are working very closely with local schools that require support on a day-to-day and short term basis covering all subject areas.

As a cover supervisor, we require someone who is confident and has a good level of behaviour management and someone who can lead a classroom and ensure students are on task and completing work that has been set by the absent teachers.

As a Cover Supervisor, your duties include:

• Covering lessons in the absent teacher for students aged 11-18
• Supervising the delivery of the cover work by effectively communicating the work set to students
• Managing the behaviour of pupils whilst they are undertaking set work
• Responding to any questions from pupils about process and procedures
• Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with school policy and procedures
• Collecting completed work after lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher
• Reporting back as appropriate, using the school's standard procedures on the behaviour of pupils during the class, and any issues arising.

Requirements:

• Experience teaching in UK secondary schools
• Strong classroom management and communication skills
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willing to apply for one)
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to different schools across Essex

If this sounds like a challenge you cannot refuse, please forward your CV today for consideration.