Cover Supervisor

The School

“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”

Hoe Valley School is:

• An oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
• Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2024
• Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
• Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
• Following the National Curriculum, where Maths and English are taught every day.
• A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
• Continuing to build a STEAM-focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened September 2023
• Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
• In a state of the art, new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
• Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings, and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes
• A Cognitive-Science centric hub for Teaching and Learning

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who is looking to embark on a teaching career and wishes to gain classroom experience, or for a qualified teacher who wishes to take on a different role within a school environment. Hoe Valley School has a track record of supporting colleagues with their progression from this type of role onto salaried and non-salaried SCITT programmes and have coached them as they take on more regular classes, team teach and become co-tutors.

The successful candidate will be organised, reliable, enthusiastic and flexible. They will be able to command students’ respect and build relationships with young people quickly and effectively. Reporting to the Director of Teaching and Learning, they will be deployed primarily to cover lessons the content of which will be provided by the absent teacher or Head of Faculty. When no cover is required, they will be asked by the SENCo to support vulnerable students in a Teaching Assistant capacity.

Like all staff at HVS, the jobholder will represent the values and ethos of the School at all times and put the safety and wellbeing of our students first.

The role is full-time and is term time only.

The School is committed to offering bespoke professional development pathways to all members of staff and would ensure the successful candidate has a development programme in place.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and Learning

To inspire students in their learning during tutor time and lessons

• To follow the calendar set on the School’s MIS system each day
• To take the register promptly at the start of the lesson
• To follow the resources provided by the absent member of staff (or Head of Faculty)
• To circulate the room during the lesson supporting and encouraging students as required
• To feedback to the Director of Teaching and Learning when appropriate work has not been set
• To support in lessons in a Teaching Assistant capacity when no cover is required
• To give verbal and written feedback to students during the lesson
• To support in longer term absences, for example covering aspects of parental leave or staff illness if required

Behaviour and Safety

• To ensure the absolute safety of all students on and off site
• To support with duties at break and lunch time if required
• To award house points and sanctions in line with the whole school policy
• To communicate effectively with parents in line with the whole school policy
• To model and enforce excellent standards of behaviour 
• To monitor students’ achievement, attendance, uniform, punctuality and behaviour and to respond promptly to issues in line with the School’s policies
• To participate in the School’s pastoral system as required
• To support on school trips and with the invigilation of examinations as required

School Improvement

• To embody the School’s values both on and off site
• To take on any other duties as reasonably required by the Senior Leadership Team

As a new school with a brand new Sixth Form, job roles will evolve as the School continues to grow. The above list is not exhaustive and may be subject to amendment in due course in discussion with the relevant employee.