Cover Supervisor

Job Profile

Contract:                            Term time (39 weeks), 37 hours a week, Permanent

Pay Scale Range:             NJC8 – NJC12 (£22,573 (FTE0.866) to £24,315 (FTE0.8744))

Line Manager:                 SLT

Key Relationships:         School leadership team, teaching and support staff

Location:                            St Andrew the Apostle School

Core purpose

To work under the guidance of the senior leader who has oversight of cover to plan and provide for day-to-day cover and with appropriate subject leaders and within an agreed system of supervision, to:

·     Plan cover for day, week, half-term in advance taking into account staff absence and school events.

·     Set daily cover and communicate this effectively with all staff, adjusting through the day where appropriate.

·     Liaison with supply agencies and finance

·     Supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers. The primary focus when supervising will be to maintain good order and to keep students on task. The Cover Supervisor will need to respond to questions and generally assist students to undertake set activities.

·     Provide specialist support to the curriculum, including preparation, and organisation of resources and support to teaching staff and students when cover is not required.

·     Provide supervision at breaks and lunchtimes on a daily basis.

·     Provide cover for tutor sessions as required.

Key Responsibilities (all staff)

Acting as a Cover Supervisor (if required) in the absence of the class teacher by:

·     supervise and provide particular support for students, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.

·     use classroom/teaching skills/training/experience to support students;

·     promote positive values, attitudes good student behaviour and health and safety, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour

·     manage the behaviour of students whilst they are working to ensure an appropriate learning environment which is purposeful, orderly and productive including:

·        completing electronic registers for registrations and every class.

·        dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures.

·        collecting any completed work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher.

·        rewarding students, where appropriate, in accordance with school procedures.

  ·        reporting as appropriate, using the school’s agreed referral procedures on the behaviour of students during class, any issues arising.

·        establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.

·     promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom.

·     recognise and respond to the individual needs of students.

·     encourage students to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all students in activities.

·     set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.

·     provide feedback to students in lessons.

·     Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop students’ competence and independence in its use.

·     implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes/ practical lessons, adjusting activities according to student responses/needs

·     On call duties and Referral room management

·     any other duties as reasonably instructed by the Headteacher

When not required to cover classes or groups of students the Cover Supervisor will provide support for teachers by preparing resources, working on an individual or small group basis with students with particular needs adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate and administering and assessing routine tests and invigilating exams/tests.

Other responsibilities (all staff)

·     being aware of and complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person;

·     ensuring all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop;

·     contributing to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school;

·     establishing constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teaching staff, to support achievement and progress of students;

·     attending and participating in regular meetings including training and other learning activities as required;

·     recognising his /her own strengths and areas of expertise and using these to advise and support others;

·     providing appropriate guidance and supervision and assisting in the training and development of staff as appropriate;

·     undertaking planned supervision of students out of school hours learning activities, including running a lunchtime activity, if required;

·     supervising students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required within normal school hours.