School Cover Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Petworth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading co-educational boarding and day school in Petworth seeks a Cover Supervisor to manage classrooms during teacher absences. The role requires reliability, flexibility, and the ability to foster academic progress among students aged 10 to 16. This full-time position offers a supportive environment with essential qualities including teamwork and initiative. The school is committed to safeguarding and requires enhanced DBS checks for applicants.

Benefits

Pension after three months

Use of pool gym

Free parking

Free lunch on duty

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in a learning environment.
• Ability to promote positive learning outcomes for pupils.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work set by a teacher and manage behaviour effectively.
• Take registers and follow procedures to allow classes to continue.

Skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Confidence

Initiative

Teamwork

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Cover Supervisor - Petworth, West Sussex
Salary £23077 inclusive of holiday pay per annum for 34 weeks pa.
Pension after three months and use of pool gym free parking and free lunch on duty.

Our client is an HMC co-educational boarding and day school that nurtures academic excellence, sporting success and creative talent. The 400-acre campus on the edge of the South Downs is an area of outstanding beauty.

Are you reliable, flexible and confident dealing with students between the ages of 10 and 16? Are you good at using your initiative and able to promote academic progress in the classroom professionally and calmly? Could you supervise work set by a teacher and manage behaviour effectively in class? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Our client is looking for someone to provide cover in the classroom. You will be taking registers and following procedures to allow classes to continue when their teacher is away.

The role is full time (0830-1730), term time only (34 weeks).

Essential qualities to:

·Live within a commutable distance of Petworth, West Sussex
·Have experience working with young people in a learning environment
·Be confident and assertive when dealing with pupils
·Be able to work as part of a team and independently, using your own initiative
·Be able to flexibly adapt to overseeing students within different subject areas across year groups
·Be able to support the learning policies of the school and become an active member of the team
·Be able to promote positive learning outcomes for pupils of varying abilities
·Be able to provide two professional references and complete satisfactory all safeguarding requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service & Enhanced Checks
NB: This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the DBS as part of our client's pre-employment checks. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS checks, prohibition, media and other checks and references to our satisfaction.

The closing date is Friday 2nd June 2025.

For full details, please apply online or call 01227 780888