Cover Supervisor
King's College School
Wimbledon
- Expired
- Salary:
- £19,357 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 26th August 2025
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2025
Job overview
We are looking to appoint cover supervisors to take responsibility for groups and classes in the senior school to cover the short-term absence of the designated teacher. These are term-time only positions, covering up to 8 periods a day, plus one duty.
Responsibilities include:
- managing classrooms to supervise and direct pupils to complete work that has been set
- supporting positive pupil engagement and pupil conduct while they are undertaking this work
- taking the class register, and assisting with the follow up of pupils who are unaccounted for at morning and afternoon registrations
- dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures
- liaising with the pastoral team about urgent pastoral or safeguarding concerns when required
- 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
- being on supervision duty over breaktime and lunchtime, as required, to monitor and ensure safe behaviour in designated play and social spaces
- undertaking other supervisory duties around the school and provide assistance with other general duties when required
Person specification
Essential:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexibility and enthusiasm, and an ability to take the initiative as required
- Motivated to work with children and young people
- Strong pastoral instincts and a commitment to excellent pastoral care and safeguarding for all pupils
Desirable:
- Experience of working with or caring for children
Terms and Conditions
- Start date: 26 August 2025
- Salary: £19,357 per annum
- Monday to Friday: 08:40 to 16:10 term time only. (includes half an hour for provided lunch)
- 25 working days’ annual paid holiday plus statutory English public holidays (pro rata) – personal holiday can only be taken during the normal school holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Programme of health benefits
- Free lunch in the Dining Hall during term-time
- Membership of the King’s Sports Club
King’s is one of the most successful schools in the world, with outstanding academic results, first-class pastoral care and a vibrant co-curriculum. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.
To apply for this role, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 13th May 2025.
Interview date: To be confirmed.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
King’s is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. King’s College School is fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in its recruitment of teaching and support staff.
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About King's College School
King’s is one of the most successful schools in the world, and our community is a special place to teach, work and learn. Educating over 1,500 pupils, we currently welcome boys aged 7-18 and girls aged 16-18, and we are excited to be extending co-education throughout the King’s community from 2029. Our pupils are curious, creative and eager to learn, and the dedication, expertise, and care of our staff lie at the foundation of everything we do. Located in a peaceful part of London, opposite 1,140 acres of countryside offered by Wimbledon and Putney Commons, within minutes of central London and just a short walk from Wimbledon Village and the home of lawn tennis, we are fortunate to enjoy a green and well-resourced campus.
Our school was founded in 1829 by Royal Charter as the junior department of the university, King’s College London, and as such, intellectual aspiration and a progressive spirit are our heritage. Today, we offer an education of the whole person, in Mind, Spirit and Heart, the enduring ethos of our foundation. Our guiding mission is to look outwards, to the world beyond school, and to life at 25: we look to the lives we are preparing our young people to lead, so that when the time comes, they are ready to forge the pathway they choose, and to make a purposeful impact in the world.
We aim for each of our pupils to enjoy an exhilarating adventure of learning and to pursue academic excellence within a fun, caring, welcoming environment. Academic outcomes at A level, IB and GCSE consistently place King’s amongst the very top schools nationally and globally, with over half of A level and IB grades at A* or equivalent last summer, and we were delighted to be the highest placed independent co-educational day school and Independent International Baccalaureate School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power 2025.
Supporting our pupils to grow strong in spirit, in the shared values and qualities of character that will ground them, is equally important at King’s. Kindness, respect and support for one another, a broad-minded outlook and a commitment to ensuring that ours is a community where each individual feels that they can belong, are central to our ethos. Likewise, we share a deep commitment to the co-curriculum, which enables our pupils to develop broad skills and resilience as well as to discover lifelong passions through clubs and societies, CCF, Duke of Edinburgh, sport, the arts, and community partnerships.
The next few years represent an exciting time for King’s as we embark upon the next chapter of the school’s development and prepare to enter our third century in 2029. Over the coming decade, we are extending co-education throughout King’s so that any young person will have the opportunity to flourish here. With the relocation of our Junior School to a new world-class campus on The Downs, we plan to transform our main campus over the coming years, further enhancing our facilities to extend the opportunities on offer to our pupils and communities. Likewise, as the world changes around us, we are constantly considering how we can best enable our pupils to create their futures. We hope you consider joining us for this adventure.
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