Cover Supervisor

We are seeking

to appoint a permanent full or part time Cover Supervisor to start as soon as possible. The post offers an excellent opportunity to work within our collaborative

cover team in our highly successful academy which holds a ‘Good’ Ofsted

status.

The cover team has a strong team working ethos and

supports all faculties where excellent schemes of work for all courses are in

place. A departmental mentor will work with the appointee to support their

development in their first year. There is also an excellent academy wide

support and development programme for all new staff.

The core purpose of the role will include

supervising classes across all areas and faculties in the academy and

undertaking pre-set work in the short-term absence of teaching staff within

both campuses determined by the day to day needs.

Personal

Qualities

The successful

applicant should have qualifications in

Maths and English at minimum C grade GCSE (or grade 4) or equivalent Level 2

qualifications, A levels and be confident and competent in using ICT. It is desirable that the applicant has

further relevant qualifications.

Applicants should be hardworking,

enthusiastic and have a high level of commitment and ability to focus on

fostering the teaching and learning and personal development of Year 7 to 13 students. They should have an interest in new teaching

and learning developments and a high level of integrity. Experienced candidates

should be able to evidence excellent levels of value-added achievement and high

retention levels.

Responsibilities

of the Post Holder

In

accordance with the job description for Cover Supervisor, the major

responsibilities will be as follows:

Support

for Students

Supervise

students engaged in learning activities Act

as a role model and set high expectations of conduct and behaviour Promote

the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom Keep

students on task and respond to general queries.

Support

for Teachers

Provide

objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson Keep

appropriate records as agreed with the teacher Promote

positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with

conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students

to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

Wider Contribution

Full time support

staff may also have opportunities to contribute to the extra-curricular programme. This is very wide ranging and can often

enable staff to contribute particular skills and interests where they meet academy

needs. Applicants should indicate if

they have particular interests and this would be discussed at the time of

interview.