Cover Supervisor

Teaching Vacancies; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Rochdale seeks a dedicated individual to support pupils in their learning journey. This role requires providing tailored assistance and fostering positive relationships in an educational setting. Candidates must have experience working with young people and hold 5 GCSEs including English and Maths. Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare is essential and will be part of the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing pastoral support within an education setting.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support to pupils.
• Support learning and teaching effectively.
• Develop relationships across the school and community.

Skills

Organisational skills

Technical skills

Relationship building

Public speaking

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*-C

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively support learning and teaching, and to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of working with young people in an education setting.
• Experience of providing pastoral support within an education setting.
• The ability to maintain positive relationships with students and other adults.
• The ability to speak in front of large groups of students and small groups of staff.

What the school offers its staff

About Oulder Hill Leadership Academy

Oulder Hill Leadership Academy is a secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds in Rochdale, which joined Star Academies in March 2022. We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all our pupils, as evidenced by our most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, when we were graded ‘Good’ in all four areas of the inspection framework.

Like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism – providing a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.