Dynamic Secondary School Cover Supervisor

Teach Now Limited; Enfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach Now is recruiting a confident and reliable Cover Supervisor for a secondary school in Enfield from September 2026. The role focuses on classroom management, ensuring students complete work as set, without lesson-planning duties.

Ideal candidates have experience with young people and strong behaviour-management skills, plus reliability, literacy and the right to work in the UK. DBS enhanced clearance is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with young people, ideally within a secondary-school environment.
• Strong classroom presence and behaviour-management skills.
• Confidence communicating with groups of pupils aged 11–18.
• Good organisation, reliability and professional judgement.
• The ability to follow lesson plans and school procedures.
• A good standard of literacy and numeracy.
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Satisfactory recent references.
• Experience as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, tutor, instructor, sports coach, youth worker or trainee teacher would be particularly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes across KS3 and KS4, with possible KS5 cover.
• Deliver pre-prepared lesson instructions and ensure pupils remain on task.
• Establish clear expectations at the beginning of each lesson.
• Manage behaviour confidently and consistently in line with school policy.
• Respond appropriately to questions about the work set.
• Record attendance and report relevant issues to teaching or pastoral staff.
• Support pupils who need additional clarification or encouragement.
• Carry out additional supervision or departmental duties when required.
• Maintain safeguarding and health-and-safety expectations at all times.

Job description

Teach Now is recruiting a confident and reliable Cover Supervisor for a secondary school in Enfield from September 2026. The role focuses on classroom management, ensuring students complete work as set, without lesson-planning duties.

Ideal candidates have experience with young people and strong behaviour-management skills, plus reliability, literacy and the right to work in the UK. DBS enhanced clearance is required or obtainable.