Cover Supervisor

Outwood Grange Academies Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Secure Pay & Pension

Training & Progression

Flexibility & Leave

Wellbeing & Perks

Job summary

Outwood Academy Riverside is recruiting a Cover Supervisor to join the team in Middlesbrough. The role supports teaching staff by supervising classes during short-term absences and delivering pre-set work programmes under guidance.

The successful candidate will help manage behaviour and ensure continuity of learning.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a school environment desirable.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Willingness to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training and development.

Responsibilities

• Supervise whole classes during short-term teacher absence and implement pre-set work programmes.
• Manage student behaviour to maintain a constructive learning environment.
• Assist in preparing the environment and materials and respond to questions about the set work.
• Record lesson attendance and supervise student entry/ departure; support exam invigilation and referral procedures.

Skills

Classroom management

Student engagement

Communication

Confidentiality

ICT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role: Cover Supervisor

Academy: Outwood Academy Riverside

Start Date: ASAP

Salary (Actual Salary): £20,546

Working Pattern: 32.5 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus 5 days

Are you a proactive and engaging individual with excellent classroom management skills, ready to step in and ensure continuity of learning during teacher absences? Do you excel at motivating students and maintaining a constructive working environment across various subjects? The overall purpose of this post is to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers and implement work programmes under the guidance of teaching staff.

Welcome from the Principal

We are a free school in the centre of Middlesbrough, and we do things differently! Do you?

As Principal, I am proud to introduce Outwood Academy Riverside, an innovative free school within a nationally renowned Trust that nurtures talent and provided high-quality professional development.

Opened in 2020, Riverside is a special place to work with genuine care for every family member. Our community is built on core values, including kindness, compassion, respect, and integrity. We maintain academic rigour and high expectations, resulting in very good behaviour and attendance that is above the national average. Students face no 'glass ceiling' and benefit from exceptional personal development opportunities (including Cadets, MiSST, and LAMDA).

This is a unique opportunity to join an inspirational team making history. We are currently on Russell Street (with a satellite site in Eston) and are planning a move to a new, state-of-the-art facility by 2027.

If you genuinely love working with children and will go above and beyond for our young people, we would love to hear from you. Would you like to be a part of this journey?

If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Mr Thomas Nolan (Assistant Principal) via email address [e-mail]

The primary duty is supervising whole classes during short-term teacher absence, implementing pre-set work programmes. The supervisor manages student behaviour according to the Consequences Policy to maintain a constructive working environment. Responsibilities include assisting in preparing the environment and materials, responding to student questions about the set work, and collecting completed assignments. Administrative tasks involve supervising student entry/departure, accurately recording and reporting lesson attendance. The role also supports examination logistics by assisting in exam invigilation and reporting back on pupil behaviour or issues using referral procedures.

Essential skills required are the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences, maintain confidentiality, and utilize standard ICT packages including Microsoft Office. The supervisor must demonstrate excellent time management and organisation skills. Critically, they must be able to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and recognise potential child safeguarding issues. Experience of working in a school environment is desirable. The ability and willingness to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training and development is essential.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

What will we do for you?

We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:

• Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.

• Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)

• Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.