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Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

Merchants' Academy - Secondary

Bristol, City of

  • Expired
Salary:
£21,074-£23,111 (VTG8, SP22-25) per annum, pro rata (actual salary £18,025-£19,767 per annum) + Health Care Cash Plan and Benefits Package
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
1 October 2019

Job overview

COVER SUPERVISOR

Full-time (37 hours per week) term time only to start as soon as possible.  

£21,074-£23,111 (VTG8, SP22-25) per annum, pro rata (actual salary £18,025-£19,767 per annum)   + Health Care Cash Plan and Benefits Package

Merchants’ Academy is an all age Academy based in Withywood, Bristol with students from Nursery through to Sixth Form.  Merchants’ Academy is part of Venturers Trust which is sponsored by the Society of Merchant Venturers together with the University of Bristol.  The Trust comprises Primary, Secondary, all-age schools and a Special school with 3,200 pupils and 700 staff.

The Academy provides an exceptional environment for students and staff.  At secondary the stunning buildings and excellent resourcing provides a high quality learning environment.

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to cover lessons during the short term absence of the normal teacher who will have set suitable work for the duration. The role of the Cover Supervisor is to supervise the class whilst they complete tasks set by the teacher. This requires no marking or planning but does require active supervision and delivery of the information provided by the teacher or Head of Department.

The successful candidate will:

• Be educated to a high standard with a minimum GCSE grade C in English and mathematics (or equivalent qualifications) or NVQ Level 2 (or by test).

• Recent experience of working in a school in a similar role.


• Ability to communicate and relate to staff, students and parents alike

• Ability to effectively use ICT to support learning, or to undertake training to do so.

• Understanding of behaviour management strategies.


In return you will join a wonderful team and have every opportunity to further your professional development and career with an excellent benefit package including; Wellbeing Health Cash Plan, Higher Degree Support Funding, Retail Discounts, ICT Loans, Professional Induction Incentive plus others.


Closing date: Thursday 1st October 2019 at 9:00. Interviews: TBC. 


Please note due to the volume of applications we receive it may not be possible to acknowledge or respond to all applicants.

Merchants’ Academy is part of Venturers Trust and is committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all staff.


Attached documents

About Merchants' Academy - Secondary

Merchants’ Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated in the City of Bristol. The secondary academy, which is part of an all-through school for children from Reception to Sixth Form, is sponsored by the Society of Merchant Venturers and the University of Bristol. There are 1,045 students on the school roll, of whom 87 students are in the sixth form. 

Principal

Nick Short

Values and vision

Merchants’ Academy has a distinctive and positive ethos which guides its work and the education of its students. Preparation for adult life underpins the academy’s aims and the well-developed culture which is established across all aspects and functions of the academy. The academy is committed to the success of each of its students, whatever stage they are at in their education. 

The academy's values are to: provide high quality education and a thirst for life-long learning; enable everyone to enjoy success and achievement; promote confidence and a strong sense of personal worth; have high expectations which will be reflected in the targets set for staff and students alike; harness the energies of children, students, staff and parents to establish a genuine partnership with the academy for the benefit of all. 

Ofsted

“The drive for excellence shown by leaders and managers has strongly improved teaching and accelerated students’ achievement. The sixth form is good. Teaching and achievement are good, and the curriculum gives students a wide range of choice and opportunity. Teaching in most subjects is good with some that is outstanding. The curriculum caters well for the needs of all students and ensures that they enjoy school. Staff at all levels are rewarded and encouraged to ensure that students succeed.”

View Merchants’ Academy’s latest Ofsted report 


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Applications closed