Cover Supervisor

Protocol Education Ltd; Retford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider seeks adaptable Cover Supervisors to support secondary schools in Retford. This role includes stepping into classrooms, delivering lessons, and being a reliable presence for pupils. The position offers weekly pay and opportunities for training in student wellbeing.

Benefits

Weekly pay (PAYE only)

FREE access to Thrive training

Friendly consultant support

Rewards for referring a friend

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in teaching, coaching, or mentoring.
• Good classroom control and flexibility.
• Genuine interest in education.

Responsibilities

• Stepping into classrooms when teachers are away.
• Delivering pre-prepared work and maintaining focus.
• Supporting routines and feeding back to staff.

Skills

Classroom control

Adaptability

Humour

Education

Relevant qualifications for teaching

Job description

Ready to take charge of the classroom—minus the planning stress?

We’re working with a group of welcoming secondary schools in Retford who are looking for confident, adaptable Cover Supervisors. This role’s ideal for someone who enjoys variety, can think on their feet, and genuinely cares about keeping pupils on track.

What the job involves:

• Stepping into classrooms when teachers are away

• Delivering pre-prepared work and maintaining focus

• Being a calm, reliable presence pupils respect

• Supporting routines and feeding back to staff

What you bring:

• Experience working with young people (teaching, coaching, mentoring, youth work)

• Good classroom control and a sense of humour

• Flexibility and a genuine interest in education

What you get from us:

• Weekly pay (PAYE only – no umbrella nonsense)

• FREE access to Thrive training and our CPD Academy

• Local roles with friendly, expert consultant support

• A chance to build school experience or explore teaching as a career

• £££ rewards for referring a friend

Not Thrive trained yet?
We’ll sort that—our free Thrive training helps you support student wellbeing and stand out from the crowd.

Apply now and start your Cover Supervisor journey with a team that’s got your back.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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