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Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

Oakbank School

Wokingham

  • Expired
Salary:
NJC Point 14 £25,409 FTE Term Time Only Role
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September
Apply by:
9 June 2023

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a committed and hardworking Cover Teacher who shares our belief in the highest standards of academic attainment in a comprehensive setting.

The role involves supervising a variety of classes across the school and delivering cover work to students in their absence of their normal class teacher.  During cover lessons your role will be to ensure all students understand the task which has been set and are engaged with learning. Tasks may also need to be created to extend and challenge pupils if they complete the cover work before the end of the lesson.

You will also be expected to manage the behaviour of the class when covering in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy. It will be essential to work with the students to ensure they are getting the most of out of the lesson and to facilitate their learning as much as possible.

Our ideal candidate is a conscientious and dedicated team player, who is happy to work flexibly in a busy school.  You will have excellent communication skills and a good command of written and spoken English.

This role provides an opportunity to become involved in education and is an ideal position for someone looking to develop a career in teaching. We would welcome applications from anyone looking to qualify as a teacher in the future and would be willing to support you in achieving this.

We will provide training to support the candidate in this new position.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

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About Oakbank School

  • Oakbank School
  • Hyde End Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading
  • Berkshire
  • RG7 1ER
  • United Kingdom
+44 118 988 3616

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Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.

Our students are at the heart of the school, and we are immensely proud of their achievements and of the great opportunities our school has to offer them. We are an ambitious and successful community, where all students are supported, valued, and provided with everything they need to thrive.

Our dedicated and inspirational teaching staff are committed to ensuring Oakbank students leave prepared for the world ahead of them, with excellent examination results and with all the skills they need to succeed in the next stage of their education.

We are a truly caring and supportive school community in which every student is accepted and loved and where all students are encouraged to celebrate what makes them unique. We aim to provide the very best environment for success and our consistently high expectations drive Oakbank students to achieve personal excellence in all they do.

We are incredibly proud of our wonderful school community. We have made great strides in recent times to become a highly successful school and we will not rest in our ambition of being the best that we possibly can be.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, suitable references, and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection of employees are trained in safer recruitment, and all our staff and volunteers undertake Child Protection training.


Employee Benefits Include:

  • Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
  • CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing wellbeing and confidential advice services
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Health Shield Scheme

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