Cover Supervisor

LeighAcademiesTrust; Longfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Virtual GP Service

Collaborative MAT network

LAT benefits

Job summary

Leigh Academy Longfield is seeking a Cover Supervisor to join a dedicated team and provide full support to staff and students.

The successful candidate will manage student behaviour, keep learners engaged during short-term teacher absences, and follow supplied cover work while the academy determines subject specialisms. Full training will be provided. The post runs 8:15am to 3:15pm, term-time plus one inset week, with Local Government Pension Scheme and LAT benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build rapport with staff and students.
• Ability to support learning and manage behaviour in class substitute scenarios.
• Willingness to undergo full training and adapt to school procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain good behaviour and discipline during lesson time.
• Ensure students stay engaged during short-term teacher absences.
• Use provided cover work and follow guidance to support learning.
• Work with academy to determine subject specialisms and adapt to needs.
• Build strong rapport with staff and students to support a positive learning environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Behaviour management

Student engagement

Education

Graduate

Job description

Competitive salary with progression opportunities + Local Government Pension Scheme + 24/7 access to a free virtual GP Service + collaborative MAT network + additional LAT benefits.

Leigh Academy Longfield now has an opportunity to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join their dedicated team to provide full support to the staff and students.

The successful candidate will ensure the good behaviour of our students and make sure students engage in their learning during short-term absence of teachers. Cover work will be supplied wherever possible for you to use as a basis for the lessons and we will also determine your subject specialisms with you as a preference. Excellent interpersonal skills are required for this post as our successful candidates need to demonstrate that they can build good rapport with staff and students alike.

This post is ideal for graduates with an interest in developing a career in teaching as the experience you can gain from this is first-hand, and also those who may have had experience within the education sector beforehand.

Please note that whilst previous experience within an education environment is desirable, full training will be provided for successful candidates.

The actual salary for this role is £19,655 per annum (£26,016 full-time equivalent), term-time + 1 week inset. The working hours for this role are 8:15am - 3:15pm with a 30-minute lunch break, Monday - Friday.

Working with us at Leigh Academy Longfield

Leigh Academy Longfield offers a friendly and supportive working environment with innovation and collaboration at the heart of everything we do. The academy is recognised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school and delivers the Middle Years Programme (MYP) to students in years 7 -9. Our most recent inspection in 2018 confirmed that Leigh Academy Longfield continues to provide strong educational outcomes for students. The richness of our extracurricular activities allows our students to excel in drama, music, sports and STEM. Leaders of the academy are highly ambitious for all of the students. We have a strong drive for school improvement underpinned by a relentless focus on the core business of improving teaching and learning. We do not limit that ambition to the outcomes of public examinations; our students being prepared for life is equally as important to everyone at the academy. Our pastoral system is truly exceptional and we pride ourselves on the quality of care for every student. Our Post-16 provision continues to go from strength to strength, rated in the top 10% for Kent, with our students securing places at top universities.

Leigh Academy Longfield benefits from modern, state-of-the-art facilities for learning across all subject areas. We have a thorough and robust approach to school improvement, and the academy is well on course to becoming a truly Outstanding school.

The school is heavily oversubscribed in year 7 and year 12. For more information about our academy, please click here.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about it on our Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.