Cover Supervisor

We are seeking an energetic, committed, and well-qualified person to join our school team and drive the provision of cover across the year groups.  This is a superb opportunity to work at Therfield School and develop your career and would suit a range of candidates.  The principal duty will be to oversee student study by providing classroom cover, implementing set work, monitoring students and reporting on progress during short-term teacher absence.  Cover supervisors work with students but will not be required to do preparation, planning or marking. Other duties could involve examination supervision, accompanying school trips and being a Teaching Assistant in lessons in some circumstances.

If you have the ability to encourage students to learn, to maintain discipline in the classroom and can work flexibly during the course of the year, we would like to hear from you. This role would be ideal for someone looking to gain experience before embarking on teacher training.

The position is initially a one-year contract and could suit either a qualified or unqualified teacher and the salary is FTE - £22,457 to £26,097, actual salary £17,105 to £19,878 (32.5 hours per day over 38.6 weeks).

Therfield is committed to the development of colleagues and is an active part of Teach-Develop-Lead (a local partnership of schools developing its teachers’ careers), a local Teaching School Partnership (running SCITT and PGCE programmes), the SESSET Multi-Academy Trust, and various in-school CPD programmes.

Therfield is a mixed 11-18 Community School where “There are strong relationships between staff and pupils that underpin a positive atmosphere in which pupils want to learn…[pupils] work well together and are confident to express their ideas…The school is characterised by a nurturing and caring ethos.”  Ofsted 2019. Our School Vision and Aims reflect our ethos, which is to strive for the highest possible academic standards in an environment of exciting learning opportunities, where individuals can develop their talents in safe and friendly surroundings. These aims are reflected in our ethos of “The Best for All: Excellence, Leadership, Opportunity.”  Leadership development for staff and students is a key focus of the school and we have a highly positive reputation for staff development.

The next steps:

If you believe you can meet our requirements, please apply. For more information and/or a tour of the school, please contact Ms Jo Kelly, School Business Manager via jkelly@therfield.surrey.sch.uk .

Closing date for applications is 9am Monday, 6th June however we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

Therfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS disclosure. It is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.