Cover Teacher

Veritas Education Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 16,605 - 27,675; Part time

Job summary

Veritas Education Recruitment is seeking a Cover Teacher to support secondary schools across the Leeds area. You will deliver pre-planned work, manage behaviours, and keep the classroom orderly between lessons.

This role offers exposure to a variety of subjects and schools, ideal for graduates or those pursuing QTS who want practical classroom experience. Applicants should have an Enhanced DBS disclosure, the right to work in the UK, and be prepared to attend a registration interview.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Legal right to work in the UK
• CV covering last 10 years of employment history
• Willingness to attend a registration interview
• Experience delivering pre-planned work in secondary schools (cover teaching)

Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-planned work set by the class teacher following lesson plans and ensuring tasks are completed
• Manage behaviour and ensure students stay on task according to the school's policy
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom ready for the next lesson
• Report any issues regarding behaviour, work set or safeguarding to school staff
• Deliver engaging lessons across a range of secondary subjects; specialist knowledge not required

Job description

Cover Teacher

Veritas Education are looking at expanding their secondary cover teaching and supervisor supply team due to an increase in demand across the Leeds area. You will be part of an essential supply and bank staff team, supporting a range of secondary schools in covering lessons when the class teacher is off or absent.

The Role:

Deliver pre-planned work set by the class teacher, following the lesson plans, structure and content, ensuring students complete as much of the tasks as possible.

Manager behaviour throughout the class, making sure students are staying on tasks, not being disruptive and if needing too, following the schools behaviour policy when students choose to not follow class instructions.

Ensure the classroom is left in a neat, tidy and orderly fashion, ready for the class following, keeping all resources and work books ready for the next lesson.

Reporting any issues regarding behaviour, the work set or anything safeguarding related straight to the school contact or any member of Senior Leadership Team.

Be confident in delivering a range of different secondary subjects, you don't have to be a specialist in every subject to be able to delivery an engaging lesson!

Supply teaching or cover supervisor work is ideal for anyone recently completed their QTS or is in process of becoming a qualified teacher, as it gives you direct experience in different schools delivering a range of subjects across new schools! A great opportunity for any education based students looking to gain further experience and work in schools!

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

• All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
• You must have legal right to work in the UK
• You must be willing to attend a registration interviewVeritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community