Cover Supervisor

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is recruiting Secondary Cover Supervisors to support our Loughborough schools on an agency basis. You will confidently deliver pre-planned lessons, manage classroom behaviour and keep students engaged across KS3 and KS4. Typical hours fall within 8:30am–3:30pm, with flexible, short-notice bookings and no guaranteed hours.

Pay rates are £15–£25 per hour, inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay. A DBS check (Enhanced Child) registered to the Update Service is required or applicants must

Qualifications

• Experience delivering pre-planned lessons across KS3/KS4.
• Able to adapt to a range of subjects with confident classroom leadership.
• Willingness to teach across KS3/KS4 using pre-planned materials.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-planned work across KS3/KS4 subjects.
• Confidently manage classroom behaviour and engage students.
• Cover short-notice bookings as required by partner schools.

Skills

Classroom management

KS3/KS4 teaching

Education

Enhanced DBS (Update Service)

Job description

Secondary School Cover Supervisors – Loughborough | £15.38–£25 per hour

Looking for flexible work that fits around your lifestyle? Whether you're an experienced educator, a university student, a graduate considering a career in teaching, or someone with strong KS3/KS4 subject knowledge and the confidence to lead a classroom, we'd love to hear from you.

We're recruiting Secondary Cover Supervisors to support our Loughborough schools on an agency basis. Lesson plans are provided, so your role is to confidently deliver pre-planned work, manage classroom behaviour, and keep students engaged across a range of KS3 and KS4 subjects.

What you need to know:

• Agency-based work – there are no guaranteed or set hours.
• You must be flexible and available for short-notice bookings, including hourly cover, half-day and full-day assignments, depending on school needs.
• Typical hours fall within 8:30am–3:30pm, but cover requirements will vary. If this level of flexibility doesn't suit your circumstances, this role may not be the right fit.
• Pay rates of £16–£25 per hour.

Essential requirements:

• Confidence leading a classroom and managing behaviour.
• Willingness to teach across a variety of KS3/KS4 subjects using pre-planned lessons.
• An Enhanced Child Only DBS registered to the Update Service. If you don't currently have one, you must be willing to apply for one. Please note, the cost cannot be covered by the agency, but it is essential for working within our partner schools.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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