Cover Supervisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Warm, supportive environment

Excellent professional opportunities

Supportive staff culture

Job summary

Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is seeking a Cover Supervisor to join a small team that covers lessons across the full range of subjects. The role focuses on maintaining classroom behaviour and introducing cover work so learning continues when a teacher is absent.

It is a permanent, term-time only post with a 35-hour week starting at 8am in a school with a Christian ethos. Successful applicants must pass a DBS check before appointment is confirmed.

Qualifications

• DBS clearance before appointment is confirmed.
• Enthusiastic and professional manner.
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Manage classroom behaviour in the absence of the classroom teacher.
• Introduce and support cover work across a full range of subjects.
• Ensure lesson outcomes are achieved during teacher absence.
• Help and support students across the Academy.

Skills

Classroom management

Cover work support

Lesson outcomes

Job description

Cover Supervisor post at Wyvern St Edmund's Academy, working in a small team that covers lessons across the full range of subjects. The work centres on managing classroom behaviour and introducing and supporting cover work so that learning continues while a teacher is absent. The post is permanent and term time only, on a 35-hour week starting at 8am, in a school with a Christian ethos. Successful applicants must pass a DBS check before appointment is confirmed.

What the job involves

• Manage classroom behaviour in the absence of the classroom teacher
• Introduce and support cover work across a full range of subjects
• Ensure lesson outcomes are achieved during teacher absence
• Help and support students across the Academy

Skills & knowledge

• Managing classroom behaviour effectively
• Introducing and supporting cover work
• Ensuring lesson outcomes are achieved across subjects

Checks & eligibility

• DBS clearance before appointment is confirmed
• Online searches of publicly available information for shortlisted candidates

Other

• An enthusiastic and professional manner
• Shares the school's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

What’s offered

• Warm, supportive working environment
• Excellent professional opportunities for all staff
• Supportive staff culture where people feel valued and challenged