Classroom Cover Supervisor, Cheshire East

Job Description

Classroom Supervisor

New Directions Education is looking to appoint a full-time classroom-based Cover Supervisor for a Secondary School in Crewe.

This position will be full time, five days a week as general cover throughout the school covering sickness and courses, with the view to go permanent for the right candidate.

If you have any of the following skills or experience, please forward your CV:

• Working with children and young adults in an education, youth groups or similar setting.
• Part completion of a teaching qualification including at least one teaching practice.
• TEFL training and experience (may need an Overseas Police Check if you have worked abroad).
• Strong behavioural management skills.
• Confidence and good communication skills.
• Knowledge of safeguarding (Safeguarding L1 provided by New Directions Education).
• Previous cover supervisor experience is desirable but not essential.

Benefits of working with New Directions:

• A dedicated and expert Account Manager
• Regular and varied supply work
• Competitive rates of pay.
• Potential long-term roles
• Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
• A network of branches across the UK
• One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All-Wales Framework Agreement
• We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales.
• Recommend-a-friend scheme.
• Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

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.

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.