Cover Supervisor, Chester, Chester

Job Description

Do you love working in a school environment?

Are you an experienced Cover Supervisor looking for a new opportunity?

Or are you considering a new career path and would like to get into schools?

We are currently looking for cover supervisors to work within some excellent secondary schools based in Chester.

We can offer you the relevant training so that you feel comfortable in your role as well as a competitive salary and regular work.

The hours available can be on a full or part time basis, and you are able to manage your own diary and availability, so you are able to take control of the amount of work you would like to do. We can make sure a role suits your needs, so you don’t need to compromise.

All the above positions have transferable skills from other positions, whether that experience is from inside or outside of the education sector. If you have experience within, managing a group of people, coaching or roles such as the police, we would love to discuss opportunities with you.

Get in touch to find out more!

Job Specification

Working as a Cover Supervisor can be a very rewarding but very demanding role. Schools may wish to employ staff for cover supervision but on occasions where they are not needed for cover, they might also be released to provide additional support to Teachers in classrooms, or to carry out administrative tasks.

Ideally, candidates will be required to:

• Develop curricular knowledge in line with the school requirements
• Apply the school’s behaviour management policy and report any difficulties to the class Teacher/senior leadership team
• Set homework in line with the classroom Teacher requirements
• Provide homework under the guidance of the class Teacher
• Administer class tests if requested
• Supervise the work of the Teaching Assistant, providing support if required
• Abide by and work towards all policies within the school, eg – behaviour management, health and safety, equal opportunities
• Carry out pre-prepared exercises in the short term absence of the class Teacher
• Ensure students remain on task through classroom management
• You will not be required to plan lessons, but will have the opportunity to lead the class
• Assisting students where required and ensuring lessons are delivered
• Collect completed work and pass to the class teacher.