Cover Supervisor

Posted 25 March 2024
Salary Negotiable
LocationEast London
Job type Contract
Discipline Special Education Needs
ReferenceCVEL/CB/222_1711367186
Contact NameChloe Brown

Job description

Cover Supervisor

Full-time/Part-time

September Start

Secondary

East London

Remedy Education is currently recruiting for a cover supervisor that is looking for flexible work.

Requirements:

  • 1 year's previous teaching experience
  • Must have the Right to Work in the UK
  • Knowledge of strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements towards self-reliance that are appropriate to the age and development stage of the students.
  • Basic knowledge of SEN and other learning barriers
  • Strong organisation and time management skills
  • Relevant experience in successfully supervising groups of children aged 11-16.
  • Previous experience in a school
  • Understanding of a secondary school environment
  • Ability to provide classroom cover - within agreed parameters - in the absence of the class teacher.
  • Ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies.
  • Ability to use language and other communication skills that students can understand and relate to
  • Ability to establish positive relationships with students and empathise with their needs.
  • Ability to demonstrate active listening skills.
  • Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to students' needs, encouraging the students to stay on task.
  • Ability to monitor the students' response to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modify/adapt activities agreed with the teacher to achieve the intended learning outcomes.

Job role responsibilities:

  • To supervise lessons for absent teachers.
  • To allocate, explain and oversee cover work set.
  • To report to the relevant Cover Manager any deficiencies with cover work set to include quality or appropriateness of cover.
  • To offer general assistance to students in completing cover work in class.
  • To follow the academies in class behaviour management and referral systems.
  • To organize the days lessons efficiently in advance so that they run as smoothly as possible.
  • When not engaged in carrying out cover, to undertake administrative or student support duties at the direction of the line manager or the relevant Vice Principal.
  • Occasional supervision of post-16 students in their study base.
  • To take registers in all lessons and promptly report any in lesson absences.
  • To liaise directly with teachers to ensure cover lessons are delivered to a high quality.

If this is a position for you please APPLY now or send your CV to Chloe @ Remedy on or 0204 505 5463.