Cover Supervisor

Vision For Education Ltd.; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Free professional development training

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Vision for Education is seeking a Science Secondary School Cover Supervisor for an Alternative Provision in Nottingham. This role offers a route for graduates aiming to progress to a Teacher status through school-sponsored training.

You will support students excluded or unable to attend mainstream schools due to behavioural, emotional, or medical needs, delivering pre-prepared lessons and maintaining a calm, respectful learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience or ability to support learners with behavioural, emotional or medical needs.
• Ability to deliver pre-prepared lessons and maintain focus in class.
• Strong behaviour management and resilience in challenging settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-prepared lessons to students.
• Ensure students stay on task and engaged with learning.
• Provide classroom support in line with PRU policies.
• Maintain a calm, respectful learning environment.
• Apply behaviour management strategies consistently and fairly.
• De-escalate challenging situations and ensure student safety.
• Support students’ SEMH needs.
• Participate in staff briefings and contribute to behaviour support plans.

Skills

Behaviour management

Classroom management

Student engagement

Communication with staff

Job description

Vision for Education is seeking a Science Secondary School Cover Supervisor for an Alternative Provision in Nottingham.

This role would suit a Graduate who would like to progress to Teacher status and undergo the training required by the school to progress into a Teacher role.

This is a vital role in supporting students who have been excluded or cannot attend mainstream schools due to behavioural, emotional, or medical needs. The role is both challenging and rewarding, requiring resilience, adaptability, and a strong understanding of behaviour management.

This role is offered on a full-time basis Monday-Friday.

Hours:-

0830-1530

About the Role:

• You will play a vital role in supporting students who have been excluded or cannot attend mainstream schools due to behavioural, emotional, or medical needs.
• Deliver pre-prepared lessons.
• Ensure students remain on task and engage with their learning.
• Provide classroom support in line with PRU policies.
• Maintain a calm, respectful learning environment.
• Apply behaviour management strategies consistently and fairly.
• De-escalate challenging situations and ensure student safety.
• Support students’ social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.
• Participate in staff briefings and contribute to behavior support plans.

About the School:

• The school is an alternative provision school that delivers education to young people who are not currently accessing mainstream education.
• All pupils remain on the roll of their previous school while attending The Academy.
• The school empowers students to re-engage with learning by providing tailored support that enables them to build essential skills and achieve significant personal and academic growth.
• The school embraces innovation across all aspects of the school’s provision, from the effective use of technology in the classroom to the design of learning environments.

About You:

• Dedicated and reliable Cover Supervisor with strong classroom mangement skills and a commitment to supporting students' learning and wellbeing.
• Confident supervising classes across Science, maintaing a positive and respecful learning environment, and ensuring students remain focused on their work.
• Oragnised, adaptable and able to communicate effectively with students, teachers and support staff.
• Calm under pressure, with a professinal approach to managing bahaviour and respondeing to the individual needs of students.
• Subject to Satisfactory references
• Able to pass an enhanced DBS check

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. We are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff. We have branches across the country.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach, Autism Awareness and an online Educare training package.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.