Overview

Job Title:             Cover Supervisor

Location:          Derby

Start Date:       Sept 2024

Duration:            Full Academic Year

Rate of Pay:     To be discussed upon application

School Details

This is a genuine gift of a school to work at. It is a ‘Good’ graded secondary school with ‘Outstanding’ features. It is known for having an exceptional reputation for the attainment levels and behaviour of its pupils as well as the general working environment. The school is in a very pleasant setting that is easily accessible by road and public transport, and benefits from being out of the city centre and therefore avoiding a large portion of the morning traffic that affects the city! Excellent on the job support is provided as well as other benefits.

Vacancy Details

The school requires a full time cover supervisor to work across all subject areas.

For those that are not familiar, a cover supervisor is a person that takes responsibility for a class of pupils in the absence of the class teacher, if for example the regular teacher is ill or is required for training etc. A cover supervisor is primarily responsible for three things:

Ensuring that the work left for the pupils by the absent teacher is completed.
That the pupils are managed in terms of behaviour.
That everyone is kept safe in line with the safeguarding requirements of the school

A cover supervisor will keep pupils on task and assist where necessary. A good cover supervisor will make detailed observations in order to feedback to the absent teacher, regarding the progress made and the behaviour of the pupils. Cover Supervisors are also required to follow the schools behaviour and safeguarding policies (training for which will be provided by individual schools as there may be variations from place to place.)

Candidate Requirements

To be suitable to work as a Cover Supervisor you will require the following:

Some level of experience of working in school, or educational / care settings (such as pupil referral units, care homes, social services etc AND/OR:
Education sector qualifications or training, such as a PGCE, Cert Ed, Teaching Assistant quals or anything similar or relevant.
A genuine desire to work with children.
Resilience and perseverance. It can be a challenging role and requires mental strength and the ability to deal with difficult behaviour.
Presence and authority. You will oversee the class and will need to demonstrate this in a friendly and professional way.

Who would this role be suitable for?

Those training (or thinking about training) to become teachers and educators in the future who may want to build their experience, or see what different school environments are like.
Trained / qualified teachers that want to explore different school types before committing to permanent roles.
Anyone wishing to network and to demonstrate their teaching abilities to schools before suitable permanent positions may arise.
Retired teachers and other educational staff that miss being in schools but not want the pressures that come with a full teaching role.

The benefits of working for for Education World:

Competitive rates of pay
Payment via PAYE ONLY – no payment of fees / charges to umbrella companies means more money in your pocket
Dedicated consultative support from your assigned Education World consultant
FREE training and Cache L2 online courses to anyone registered with Education World
Our outstanding Refer a Friend / Ambassador scheme – get paid just for referring staff to work with us! (terms and conditions apply, please call for more details.)

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