Cover Supervisor - Tameside

Cover Supervisor 

Manchester

£65.00 - £85.00 per day

November 2nd 2021 start

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. 

Vision for Education are working with a school in Tameside to recruit a friendly and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to start 2nd November 2021.

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

The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this Cover Supervisor position are: 

• You will need to have a minimum of 6 weeks of 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.

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, Autism Awareness and an online training package.

• 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.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for  Education,  please contact our Manchester 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.