Cover Supervisor

Job Title: Cover Supervisor  

Location: Nottingham

Salary: £20,551 - £22,345 (NJC Grade D 6-11) per annum actual salary

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part Time – 37 hours a week, term time plus inset days (39 weeks per year) 

About Our School:

Ellis Guilford School is a growing and thriving larger than average Secondary School with a clear mission “to ensure that children attending our school have a better chance of success”. With a recently graded “Good” Ofsted in 2023, Ellis Guilford is at an extremely exciting point in its journey. We deliver a broad curriculum and have an extensive co-curricular offer to support our children to become confident, independent and balanced individuals, to allow all pupils to exceed beyond their potential. We do this by putting our values of equality, integrity and ambition at the core of everything we do.

About the Cover Department:

The cover department is a tea of three, ensuring that students receive consistent, high-quality education even when their regular teachers are absent, primarily in the classroom but also in other areas of the school. They collaborate closely with class teachers to maintain the standard of teaching and learning. By working together, they ensure that educational provision remains uninterrupted and effective.

About You:

As a Cover Supervisor at Ellis Guilford School, you will bring your dedication to maintaining high standards of teaching and learning, ensuring that students continue to receive quality education even in the absence of their regular teachers. Our ideal candidate would:

• Hold high expectations of self and others.
• Have the ability to work in a team, collaboratively with other colleagues.
• Be resilient, adaptable, motivated and remain calm under pressure.
• Be able to build effective relationships with students and staff.

Requirements:

To apply for the Cover Supervisor opportunity, you must hold:

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C and above or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Proven experience in classroom management within an education environment.
• Successful recent experience working as a classroom supervisor, working with pupils in either a class, group or 1:1 setting.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 13,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programs promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Next Steps:

Applications close 9am on Monday 28th October 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We will hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process. Please do not hesitate to contact stevanie.hemingway@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk if you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.

Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.