Graduate School Cover Supervisor

Vision for Education; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Cover Supervisor to guide classrooms throughout Greater Manchester. As a Cover Supervisor, you'll facilitate learning and classroom management in the absence of the teacher, supported by comprehensive training provided. This role offers flexible work arrangements with a competitive daily rate and the opportunity to enhance your teaching skills in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Weekly paid daily rates

Guaranteed pay scheme

Pension contributions

FREE professional development training

Bonus scheme for referrals

Ongoing consultant support

Qualifications

• Experience in mentoring, coaching, or support roles with young people.
• Ability to provide references and hold a valid DBS check.
• Right to Work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage classes in the absence of a teacher.
• Facilitate learning according to pre-planned lessons.
• Maintain accurate registers and manage classroom dynamics.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Classroom Management

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Posted:

22.06.2025

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06.08.2025

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About the role

As a Cover Supervisor, you'll take the lead in guiding classes of around 30 students in the absence of the class teacher. Lessons will always be pre-planned, and your role is to facilitate learning, manage classroom dynamics, maintain accurate registers, and seamlessly handover to the absent teacher.

Vision for Education's Cover Supervisor Training Programme is here to support you!

We offer a fully comprehensive Cover Supervisor Training Programme developed by Vision for Education and North East Partnership SCITT to prepare you with the skills and confidence needed to succeed in the classroom.

We have run this course over the past two years with great success, many of our longer term placements have led to permanent contracts due to outstanding feedback from the schools in which we have placed them.

We are working with supportive schools throughout Greater Manchester who have been instrumental in providing a supportive environment in which you can hone your skills.

We can support you with full or part-time work in a variety of length of contract from day to day, short, medium and long-term roles.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Trainee Cover Supervisor you will:

• Be a natural leader with the confidence to guide a lesson in the teacher's absence.
• Have experience of supporting young people in either a sports coaching, mentor or similar role.
• Able to provide suitable references, a valid DBS Check and hold the Right to Work in the UK

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.