Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor Required

Rawtenstall, Lancashire

ASAP start date

Flexible contract

Cover supervisors are suitably-trained school staff who supervise pupils carrying out pre-prepared exercises when teaching staff are on short-term absence. The cover supervisor’s main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set.

What's involved?

Cover supervision varies significantly depending on whether the role is undertaken in a primary, secondary, or specialist provision. The role does not require any active teaching, marking or planning.

Duties may include:

• Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the school policy.
• Managing the behaviour of pupils while they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive environment.
• Responding to any questions from pupils about process and procedures.
• Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures.
• Collecting any completed work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher.
• Reporting back as appropriate using the school’s agreed referral procedures on the behaviour of pupils during the class, and any issues arising.

Skills and experience:

• Good communication skills.
• Highly flexible.
• Enjoy working with young people.

Entry requirements:

• GCSE’s (A-C) English & Maths (essential).
• Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools (desirable).
• Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (desirable).
• Level 3 Certificate in Cover Supervision of Pupils in School (desirable).

Please apply directly today if you are interested in this position. A member of the Lancashire Secondary Branch at Teaching Personnel will be in touch top discuss your application further.

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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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