Cover Supervisor

The Park Community School is looking to recruit a Cover Supervisor to support our teaching team.

As part of the Tarka Learning Partnership we are a Safe Employer and thorough checks will be carried out as part of our commitment to Safer Recruitment. We do not accept Curriculum Vitae. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Work Pattern: 8:30am to 3.45pm (lunch 12.50pm to 1.30pm) 1280 hours pa (0.753 FTE), which is term-time plus 4 non-pupil days. 

Grade: NJC Grade D Scale points 7-12 £20,092 - £22,183 FTE, term time only. Actual starting salary £13,324.80, pay award pending

Principal Accountabilities:  

• To encourage effective learning through classroom cover for teachers and individual student support.  
• To work under the guidance of teaching staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement work programmes with individuals/groups in or out of the classroom including the supervision of whole classes during the short term absence of teachers.  
• To undertake lesson cover, supervising whole classes during the absence of teachers, including registration and prep periods.  This will include:-  

1. giving instructions for the lesson as provided by a teacher;  
2. maintaining good order and keeping pupils on task;  
3. responding to general questions and providing general feedback to teachers, recording and reporting as appropriate  

• To undertake exam invigilation as required.  
• To undertake supervisory duties as required when not covering for an absent teacher, either with individuals or small groups.  
• To support designated pupils/colleagues/teams as required when not needed for cover duties.  
• The Cover Supervisors will be subject to the general supervision applicable to all staff and will act under the professional direction of teachers.

Main Duties:

Key Function 1: General Duties   

• Collect and study cover work for assigned lessons.  Seek any clarification necessary from the teacher setting the work or Head of Department.  
• Arrive promptly to cover lessons.  
• Ensure orderly entry to the room and check that students are properly dressed and equipped to start the lesson.  
• Check attendance.  
• Give instructions on work left by the absent teacher or Head of Department to the class, both verbally and visually, and state the learning aims of the lesson.  
• Arrange the distribution of resources required.  
• Collect completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate teacher.  
• Ensure that the room is tidy and dismiss students in orderly fashion at the correct time.  
• For any reason you are not required to cover, carry out subsidiary tasks/roles agreed with the Cover Manager (e.g. support in lessons, small group work, team support, admin assistance). 

Key Function 2: Support for Pupils   

• Supervise pupils engaged in learning activities, assisting and encouraging them.  
• Establish productive working relationships, acting as a role model and setting high expectations of conduct and behaviour.  
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom.  
• Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs:  show interest in their work and answer any queries where possible, using praise to help motivation.  
• Keep pupils on task and respond to general queries.  
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.  
• Set homework previously prepared by the teacher.  
• Undertake planned supervision of pupils’ out of hours learning activities as required.   
• Supervise pupils on trips, visits and out of school activities as required. 

Key Function 3: Support for the Teacher   

• Provide objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson.  
• Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/records as requested.    
• Mark elements of class work and homework under the guidance of the class teacher.  
• Promote positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established school policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour: apply the school’s behaviour management policy and report any difficulties to the class teacher/head of department.  
• Administer and mark routine tests and invigilate exams/tests.  
• Provide general clerical/administrative support.

Key Function 4: Support for the Curriculum   

• To develop curricular knowledge as appropriate.  
• Support the use of ICT where appropriate.  
• Make appropriate use of equipment and resources.

Key Function 5: Support for the School  

• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.  
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of the pupils.  
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, equal opportunities, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.  
• Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.  
• Participate in training and other learning activities as required.  
• Attend and participate in regular meetings.  
• Respect confidentiality at all times.  
• Ensure that your line manager is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns which may arise.  
• All staff in school are expected to accept reasonable flexibility in working arrangements and the allocation of duties to reflect changing roles and responsibilities.  Any change will take account of salary/status/hours and will be subject to discussion.