Cover Supervisor

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD growth opportunities

Staff salary sacrifice scheme

Exclusive retail discounts

Job summary

St Francis is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our supportive Catholic community. You will supervise Key Stage 3 and 4, ensure students stay engaged with set work, and manage daily cover logistics.

The role requires excellent communication, a good sense of humour, and a commitment to safeguarding. Benefits include opportunities for ongoing professional development, a collaborative staff environment, and a structured timetable with clear duties.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding and student welfare.
• Ability to support Catholic ethos and school values.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with teachers regarding work set for classes.
• Supervise a class during lesson time and form period.
• Provide feedback to teachers on covered classes.
• Coordinate with supply agencies to arrange cover.
• Organise printing of work for cover lessons.
• Carry out lunchtime supervision and participate in duty rosters.
• Ensure clear communication of set work to students.
• Uphold high standards of work and behaviour.
• Assist students to complete work and stay engaged.
• Ensure health and safety of students in care.
• Follow safeguarding and discipline policies.
• Participate in curriculum tasks with Curriculum Leaders.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Bernard’s is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our supportive community. In this dynamic role, you will supervise Key Stage 3 and 4 classrooms, ensure students stay engaged with their set work, and manage daily cover logistics. The candidate would need excellent communication skills, a good sense of humour, and a commitment to supporting our Catholic ethos and student safeguarding,

Duties and Responsibilities

• To liaise with teachers regarding work set for any class, as required
• To be responsible for a class of students in lesson time and form period, as required
• To provide feedback to the teacher(s) of the classes covered, using an agreed proforma
• To liaise with supply agencies to arrange cover for staff
• To organise the printing of work for cover lessons
• Carry out lunchtime supervision in line with the duty rota
• To be a member of a Duty team in accordance with the daily rota
• To ensure that the work set by the regular class teacher is clearly communicated to students
• To ensure the highest expectations of work and behaviour
• To help students complete the work set to them
• To use lesson time constructively when cover is not required
• To ensure the health and safety of students in their care
• To follow the school’s Positive Discipline Policy
• To carry out tasks within identified curriculum areas, based on interests, strengths and the needs of the school, in negotiation with the relevant Curriculum Leader
• To carry out other relevant duties as may reasonably be required by the Principal
• To deliver the highest quality of service to students and colleagues
• To attend training sessions as required and be committed to continuous professional development
• To meet weekly with Line Manager

What the school offers its staff

At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership.

We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case.

Growth and Vocation

• Trust wide CPD

Community and Ethos

• Warm and Welcoming Environment
• Collaborative and Supportive Community across all schools and staff groups
• Supportive and Inclusive
• Terms and Conditions aligned to the Burgandy and Green Book along with LGPS and Teachers Pension Schemes
• Staff Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Access to national schemes with exclusive retail discounts

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.