Cover Supervisor/Unqualified Teacher

Protocol Education Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading educational provider as a Cover Supervisor in Swindon, where you'll engage students and support learning in the absence of teachers. This flexible role is perfect for graduates, teaching assistants, or anyone with leadership skills in youth work. Enjoy free training and personalized consultant support while shaping your career in education.

Benefits

Weekly pay through PAYE

FREE Thrive training

CPD Academy access

Referral scheme

Flexible bookings with local schools

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching or youth work preferred.
• Background as a Teaching Assistant or Learning Mentor.
• Any leadership experience (Drama, tutoring, Scouts/Guides).

Responsibilities

• Stepping into lessons across various subjects without planning.
• Engaging students with pre-set work and managing behavior.
• Building rapport with students while maintaining professionalism.

Skills

Youth work

Communication

Leadership

Education

Degree (not essential but bonus)

Job description

Cover Supervisor – Secondary Schools, Swindon

Pay: £95–£120 per day
Contract: Flexible / Temp / Ongoing
Start Date: As soon as you’re ready

Love the classroom buzz but not keen on lesson planning? Fancy a flexible job where no two days are the same? Join us as a Cover Supervisor and help keep learning ticking along when teachers are away.

Whether you're a graduate exploring your options, a teaching assistant ready for the next step, or someone with solid youth work or coaching experience—you've got what it takes to make an impact in a Swindon secondary school.

What you'll be doing:

• Stepping into lessons across a range of subjects (no planning required!)

• Delivering pre-set work and keeping students engaged

• Managing behaviour in a calm, confident way

• Building quick rapport with students while keeping things professional

Experience that works well in this role:

• Sports coaching or youth work – if you can manage a football team, you can manage a class

• Teaching Assistant or Learning Mentor experience – already familiar with the school vibe? Even better

• Drama, tutoring, Scouts/Guides leadership – anything that involves leading, guiding, and keeping young minds focused

What we’re looking for:

• A confident communicator who can lead a room

• Flexible, reliable, and quick on your feet

• Good sense of humour and a calm approach to challenges

• Degree not essential, but it’s a bonus

Thinking about teaching in the future?

This role is a brilliant springboard into teacher training, and we’ll be with you every step of the way. Want to boost your classroom creds? We can offer FREE training on the role of a Cover Supervisor.As well as this, we offer FREE Thrive training, which gives you tools to support students’ emotional wellbeing—a huge plus in today’s schools and a major tick on any CV.

Why join Protocol Education?

• Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella faff

• FREE Thrive training + CPD Academy access

• Personalised support from a dedicated consultant

• Flexible bookings with local schools that fit your schedule

• Referral scheme – recommend a mate, get rewarded

We’ve got secondary schools across Swindon ready to welcome brilliant Cover Supervisors. Whether you want two days or five, we’ll match you with schools that suit your vibe.

Apply today and let’s get you started.

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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