Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor 

Key Stage 3 and 4 

Stockport

£65.00 - £85.00 per day. 

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is 6 weeks within a Secondary school. 

Vision for Education are working with a dynamic school in Stockport who wish to recruit a friendly and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to start immediately on a supply basis until Easter 2022. 

The role -  Cover supervisors are suitably-trained school staff who supervise pupils carrying out pre-prepared exercises when teaching staff are on short-term absence. The cover supervisor’s main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set.

Duties of a Cover Supervisor may include -    

Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the school policy   

Managing the behaviour of pupils while they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive environment   

Responding to any questions from pupils about process and procedures   

Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures   

Collecting any completed work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher   

Reporting back as appropriate using the school’s agreed referral procedures on the behaviour of pupils during the class, and any issues arising   

The role should not require any marking or planning

To be considered for the Cover Supervisor position, you will:

Need to have a minimum of 6 weeks experience within a school environment in order to work with us, ideally within a Secondary School.   

Qualifications you ideally may hold; Any degree or recognised teaching qualification, or; Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools; Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools; Level 3 Certificate in Cover Supervision of Pupils in Schools (City and Guilds or OCR).   

Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team of educational professionals.   

Have a passion for working with young people.

Vision For Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

Vision For Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What Vision For Education offer 

As a valued employee of Vision For Education, you will receive: 

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. 

• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria). 

• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period). 

• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to. 

• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates. 

• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme. 

• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

If you are a Cover Supervisor who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Dont delay, apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision For Education, please contact our Secondary team on 0161 273 7111.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure we are fully compliant with Government guidance relating to social distancing, interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place by video call.

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