Cover Instuctor

Job overview

Term-time only, 35 hours per week 8.30 am - 4.00 pm

Required for September, a Cover Instructor to join an exciting new Primary School which opened in 2015. Riverside Primary School serves the growing Barking Riverside community on the banks of the Thames and is already fully-subscribed.

“Excellence for All” on Barking Riverside.

The role of the Cover Instructor will consist of the following: 

• To support the high quality teaching and learning already in place at Riverside School. 
• To deliver high quality lessons when required. 
• To maintain the high expectations of pupils behaviour for learning. 
• To deal with any immediate issues according to the schools policies and procedures. 
• To participate fully in the extra-curricular life of the school.

The successful applicant with have the following qualities: 

• Good interpersonal communication skills. 
• Flexibility and reliability. 
• To be able to work as a member of a team as well as under their own initiative. 
• Organisational and time management skills. 
• A passion for teaching and learning and the enrichment of young people’s lives.

The above duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required by the Headteacher within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and digital screening. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.