Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor  (Grade E) - Temporary, Part time, 30 hours per week Term Time only-06/09/2022 to 21/07/2023

St Michael’s Church of England High School is a successful 11-18 secondary school with a clear vision to be an outstanding school for our community with high aspirations for all of our students both academically and socially no matter what their starting point. The school is part of the Liverpool Schools Diocesan Trust.

The school has a well deserved reputation for academic success and strong pastoral care for all students. The school is smaller than the average secondary school but as a result of an ever-improving reputation is continuing to grow in size and has been oversubscribed for the last 5 years. 

St Michael’s Church of England High School is a caring Christian community and the successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to support this ethos.

The main role of the postholder is to provide stability and continuity for students whose lessons are affected through short term teacher absence by supervising the learning of pupils. To work with and supervise individuals and groups of children under the direction/instruction of teaching and/or senior staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs, enabling access to learning for all students and assistance and support in classroom management and behaviour techniques and providing specialist support in a specific curricula/resource area.

Prospective candidates should have a good standard of education equivalent to NVQ Level 3 and be capable of offering sensitive and caring support to young people and have the ability to promote a calm and orderly environment. Previous working within a secondary school is desirable but not essential. Full training will be provided within the school.

To apply for the post, please return your application form  to:

 vacancies@stmichaelshigh.com

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 22nd August 2022.

The school will undertake all of the DfE pre-employment checks outlined in the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education. If your application is successful, we are legally obligated to process an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before your appointment is confirmed.  For posts in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a barred list check. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’.  

Information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/filtering-rules-for-criminal-record-check-certificates/new-filtering-rules-for-dbs-certificates-from-28-november-2020-onwards

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment: http://www.stmichaelshigh.com/images/2021/Whole_School_Child_Protection_Policy_September_2021_-St_Michaels.pdf