Cover Supervisor

Job title: Cover Supervisor 

Salary :Scale 5.22 - FTE £29,803  Actual £25,409 per annum 

Contract type: Permanent 

Job type: Part time/ Full time 

Job location: Welling School 

Deadline: Thursday 13th February 2025 at 10am 

Start Date: ASAP 

About Us: Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and thrive as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for a bright and successful future and ready for the world in which they will work and live. We are relentless in our pursuit of the very best for all our students. We understand challenges but do not accept them as limitations. Welling School is an all ability, co-educational 11-18 school, located in the London Borough of Bexley.

As well as serving our local community we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas. Each of them bringing their own part to make up the Welling School Community. We are proud to be part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) which is one of the largest Multi Academy Trusts in South East England with over 45 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT family. We are an ambitious school on a transformational journey to excellence and are always looking for excellent potential colleagues to come and help us achieve the very best for our students. See our website for further information about the school www.wellingschool-tkat.org 

The Role: Are you an energetic and creative person with a can do approach? If you are passionate about the young people in our community and want to be a part of ensuring their bright futures then we would really like to hear from you. The school is excited to be appointing a Cover Supervisor to join our friendly and dynamic team.

As a cover supervisor you will be responsible for ensuring that students have a high quality learning experience when their usual teacher is away from school. Although not there to teach the lesson, our cover supervisors facilitate the activities that have been designed by teaching staff and ensure that students complete the work in an effective learning environment. No two days are ever the same and this role provides a high level of variation.

Our cover supervisors work across the age and ability range and across all subject areas. We would like to hear from people who really want to make a difference to our students and be part of the school’s ambitious future. As well as having a passion for young people and their futures our colleague will: be an approachable warm professional with the ability to foster excellent relationships be resilient and determined with be confident in talking to large groups of young people, a high level of emotional intelligence be tenacious and well organised with good time management be flexible and responsive and enjoy working as part of a team.

Above all our new colleague will have an unstinting belief that every young person, whatever their starting point or circumstances, can achieve exceptional things and that our purpose is to change lives. This is an excellent opportunity to play a significant role in the lives of our young people and have a long lasting and positive impact on their futures. You will have access to on-going development opportunities and the support of a forward thinking, successful multi-academy trust. You will be joining a team of strong and experienced staff who will do whatever it takes to help you to succeed in your new and exciting role. 

Contact and Application Information: Informal discussions with the Executive Headteacher and/or visits are actively encouraged. To arrange a visit or discuss the post, please email recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org The job description can be downloaded below.

Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful. 

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Access to interview 

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic. 

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.