Cover Supervisor

Riverside School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside School invites applications for a Cover Supervisor to join their growing secondary school campus alongside the Thames. The postholder will support teaching and learning, delivering lessons when needed and promoting high standards of behaviour.

The role requires a degree or equivalent, flexibility, reliability and the ability to work well in a team and on own initiative. DBS clearance and references will be checked.

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Flexibility and reliability.
• Able to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• A passion for teaching and learning and enriching young lives.

Responsibilities

• To support the high quality teaching and learning in place at Riverside School.
• To deliver high quality lessons when required to cover a colleague.
• To maintain high expectations of pupils' behaviour for learning.
• To deal with immediate issues according to school policies and procedures.
• To participate fully in the extracurricular life of the school.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Flexibility

Teamwork

Organisation

Passion for teaching

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Required asap, a Cover Supervisor to join an exciting new Secondary School which opened in 2012. Riverside School serves the growing Barking Riverside community on the banks of the Thames and is already fully-subscribed.

“Excellence for All” on Barking Riverside.

The role of the Cover Supervisor will consist of the following:

• To support the high quality teaching and learning already in place at Riverside School.

• To deliver high quality lessons when required to cover a colleague.

• To maintain the high expectations of pupils behaviour for learning.

• To deal with any immediate issues according to the schools policies and procedures.

• To participate fully in the extra-curricular life of the school.

The successful applicant with have the following qualities:

• Good interpersonal communication skills.

• Flexibility and reliability.

• To be able to work as a member of a team as well as under their own initiative.

• Organisational and time management skills.

• A passion for teaching and learning and the enrichment of young people’s lives.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

The above duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required by the Headteacher within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and digital screening. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.