Secondary Cover Supervisor

Protocol Education Ltd; Dudley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An education staffing agency is looking for a Cover Supervisor to work in Secondary Schools across Dudley and surrounding areas. The role requires supervising lessons, managing student behavior, and ensuring a positive learning environment. Ideal candidates will have a degree and a passion for education. The position offers flexible contract types, competitive pay ranging from £95 to £120 based on experience, and benefits like free in-house training and progression opportunities.

Benefits

Free training

Progression opportunities

Workplace pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must have a degree or strong background in core subjects or experience working with children.
• Excellent verbal, written, and reading comprehension skills required.
• Proven track record of positively impacting children's lives in any field.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work pre-set in accordance with school guidelines.
• Manage pupil behavior and maintain a constructive environment.
• Report any safeguarding concerns per school procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Passion for education

Ability to manage behavior

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Cover Supervisor

Secondary School - Roles in Walsall, Willenhall, Dudley

Protocol Education are working with Secondary Schools in the above areas to appoint enthusiastic and enterprising, unqualified Teachers and Cover Supervisors to join their staffing and cover teams. Such positions provide a great start to your career within the education sector or add to your ever‑growing experience.

The schools are looking for someone with a degree or strong background in core subjects or working with children and young people in any capacity to be able to lead and cover a variety of lessons throughout the school timetable.

FREE TRAINING ON HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL AND EFFECTIVE COVER SUPERVISOR. This training has been created by Protocol Consultants and School Cover Managers to give you the best introduction and core knowledge on how to excel in the role, make the best impact possible for students, handle behaviour positively and stand out in the role.

The Role

• As an unqualified teacher/cover supervisor, you are responsible for supervising work pre‑set in accordance with the schools’ guidelines and ensuring such work is carried out to the best of your abilities.
• To manage the behaviour of pupils whilst they undertake their work and ensuring a constructive and positive environment is always enforced.
• De‑escalating situations within the classroom in the correct way and certifying safeguarding procedures are always adhered to.
• Collecting work at the end of the lesson and returning it to the appropriate recipient.
• Reporting any safeguarding concerns using the school’s referral procedures and safeguarding policies.

The Candidate

• Someone who truly cares for the education of children and thrives in an environment working with like‑minded individuals.
• A person who has a passion for installing confidence, knowledge and skills into forming children into becoming members of society later in life.
• Somebody with desire to go the extra mile for their students and truly influence their futures.
• A character who truly makes a difference in the classroom and enjoys working with young people.
• Excellent communication skills; verbal, written and reading comprehension.
• Degree educated.
• Proven track record of positively impacting the lives of children, please note – this can be in any field.
• Right to work in the U.K.

Additional: free car parking, progression opportunities, free in‑house training – safeguarding training, behaviour management training, workplace pension scheme (if eligible).

Start date: January 2026 / ASAP.

Contract Type: Full and part‑time available.

Pay: £95 – £120 (depends on experience).

Hours: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm part‑time (part‑time positions also available).

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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