Cover Supervisor

Westcliff High School for Girls; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A secondary school in Leigh on Sea is seeking an enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to support lesson coverage and enhance student learning. Responsibilities include covering classes for absent teachers, monitoring pupil progress, and assisting with administrative tasks. The ideal candidate is proactive, effective in communication, and eager to make a positive impact in the school environment. Benefits include excellent professional development and a supportive team of colleagues.

Benefits

Excellent professional development opportunities

Supportive school community

Qualifications

• Must be able to effectively communicate and inspire students.
• Eager to make a significant impact in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Cover lessons for absent colleagues and ensure work is completed.
• Establish positive relationships with pupils.
• Assist with educational visits.

Skills

Effective communication

Enthusiasm

Proactivity

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed Cover Supervisor to cover lessons of absent colleagues, and to support learning in line with the school curriculum, codes of practice and school policies and procedures.

Requirements

• The ability to be pro‑active, inspiring and above all, an effective communicator
• The enthusiasm, energy and determination to make a significant impact on the support of students

Benefits

• Excellent professional development opportunities as part of a growing family of nine schools – www.seeat.org
• Lovely students and expert colleagues in a school that fosters positive relations, good wellbeing, promotes equality and inclusion and celebrates diversity.

Responsibilities

• Cover lessons for absent colleagues, ensuring work is completed and feedback is given to the teacher. Lessons can be "taught" or supervised depending on content and confidence.
• Take part in registration (am and pm) carrying out any tutor time tasks as required.
• Attend assemblies as required.
• Establish positive relationships with the pupils being covered.
• Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with school priorities.
• Monitor and record pupil responses and learning achievements, drawing any problems which cannot be resolved easily to the attention of the teacher.
• Assist with escorting pupils on educational visits.
• Undertake curriculum technician work as required, updating displays, replenishing AfL boxes and supporting classroom teachers with the creation of resources.
• Undertake administration work as required in the school office, reprographics or exams office.
• Act as an invigilator for examinations as required.
• Understand and apply school policies in relation to health, safety and welfare.
• Attend relevant training and take responsibility for own development.
• Respect confidentiality at all times.
• Keep up to date with safeguarding requirements and policies.

Additional Duties

• Play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
• Respect confidentiality at all times.
• Continue personal development as agreed.
• Actively engage in the staff review and development process.
• Work up to 1 Saturday in an academic year.
• Work in any school within the Multi‑Academy Trust.
• Support and attend the school's 11+ testing arrangements and our ethos of promoting outdoor activities.
• Undertake any other duty as specified by the school not mentioned in the above.