Cover Supervisor - South Manchester & Surrounding Areas

Location: South Manchester & Surrounding Areas
Salary: Competitive daily rate
Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Flexible – Daily Supply & Long-Term Opportunities

Are you confident, reliable, and looking to gain valuable experience working in a secondary school?

We are currently recruiting Cover Supervisors for schools across South Manchester and the surrounding areas, with opportunities available for flexible daily supply work as well as longer-term placements.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising classes in the absence of the regular teacher, ensuring pupils remain engaged with their work and maintaining a positive and productive classroom environment.

You will be expected to:

• Supervise classes in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Deliver pre-set work and ensure pupils remain on task.
• Confidently manage classroom behaviour and maintain a calm learning environment.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and encourage good behaviour.
• Follow school policies and procedures.
• Support pupils with their learning where appropriate.
• Provide feedback to teaching staff regarding the lesson and any issues that arise.
• Adapt to different schools, year groups, and classroom environments.

We are particularly interested in candidates who are:

• Confident and comfortable managing a classroom.
• Reliable, professional, and approachable.
• Able to build positive relationships with young people.
• Flexible and adaptable to different school environments.
• Able to follow instructions and confidently supervise pre-set lessons.
• Interested in gaining experience within secondary education.

Trainee teachers, graduates, teaching assistants, sports coaches, youth workers, and candidates with previous classroom or education experience are all encouraged to apply.

• Competitive daily pay rates
• Flexible working to suit your availability
• Opportunities across South Manchester and surrounding areas
• Daily supply and longer-term opportunities available
• Gain valuable experience within secondary schools
• Opportunity to work across a range of subjects and year groups
• Support from a dedicated recruitment consultant
• Potential opportunities to progress into teaching and other education roles

If you are confident managing a classroom, enjoy working with young people, and are looking for flexible work within education, we would love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
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