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Cover Supervisor - Term Time

Cover Supervisor - Term Time

Bury Grammar School

Bury

Salary:
£18,000 full time (actual salary: £14,336)
Job type:
Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 June 2018

Job overview

Cover Supervisor

Hours: 35 hours per week

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3.50pm daily with 30 minutes for lunch

Term time only (180 days)

Salary: £18,000 full time (actual salary: £14,336)

We are looking for a Cover Supervisor who will supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers. The primary focus when supervising will be to maintain good order and to keep pupils on task. The Cover Supervisor will need to respond to questions and generally assist pupils to undertake set activities.

Duties and responsibilities

· To supervise lessons and learning activities for pupils.

· To ensure that, as best as is possible, learning objectives set by the teacher are achieved.

· To respond appropriately to questions raised by pupils.

· To ensure inclusion and acceptance of all pupils in the class in order to promote equal opportunities.

· To collect any completed work to pass on to the teacher.

· To act as a role model and set high expectations of conduct to ensure that good behaviour is maintained.

· Keep appropriate records, as agreed with the teacher, to enable objective and accurate feedback to the teacher and pupils on conduct of the lessons.

· To deal with immediate problems and emergencies in accordance with the school’s policies.

· Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

· Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

· Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

· Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professional, in liaison with the appropriate school staff, to support achievement and progress of pupils.

· Attend and participate in meetings as directed. 

· Participate in training and other learning activities as required.

· Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

· Assist in the supervision, training and development of staff

· Supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.

Attached documents

About Bury Grammar School

Bury Grammar School is situated in the heart of Bury, Lancashire and is widely recognised as one of the top independent schools in the North West of England. Currently there are over 1270 girls and boys on roll.

Our School is a family of independent, selective, day schools for girls and boys aged 3 to 18, which combine a strong tradition of academic excellence with the best in modern educational practice. The School has a long and rich history of excellence extending back 450 years and our staff, pupils and alumni are proud of the School’s long-standing traditions. Our modern, inclusive School community welcomes students and staff from different faiths and cultures. It is the blend of the School’s traditions along with our modern ethos that is a source of great enrichment for the whole community and is what makes the School so special.

Every one of our pupils benefits enormously from belonging both to a small school, where they are known and nurtured as an individual, while at the same time being part of our BGS family of Schools which is able to offer a huge variety of educational experiences and an excellent learning environment. Through our unique blend of single-sex education from ages 7-16 and co-education in our Pre-School, Infant School and Sixth Form, we offer the ‘best of both worlds’ for our pupils at every stage of their educational journey. Our vibrant and rigorous curriculum is designed to engage and challenge our pupils whilst fostering an intellectual curiosity, which translates into impressive academic performance.

The School is led by our Principal, Jo Anderson, who is supported by a strong and dynamic senior management team and dedicated Board of Governors. We are a member of the Girls’ School Association (GSA) and the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) and have been rated ‘excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

One of our key strategic objectives is to maintain, recruit, nurture and develop first class teaching and support staff. You can be sure that as an employer we are focused on creating an outstanding workplace for all our staff so that we can attract, retain and engage talented individuals who have a desire to transform the lives of others.

A successful education is very much about team work and every member of staff at Bury Grammar School recognises that together we have the opportunity to change our pupils’ lives. Whether this is part of our fantastic catering team who provide our pupils with nutritious meals, our dedicated estates team who maintain our beautiful grounds or as a member of our inspiring teaching staff, everyone has an important part to play.

Join BGS and make a difference.

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