Occasional Cover Supervisor

Overview

The position reports to the Cover Organiser.

Person Specification:

We are looking for an adaptable, energetic and enthusiastic team player.  Other qualities that we are looking for in the successful applicant include:

Essential

• The ability to function as an effective member of a team.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with students and staff and to inspire students.

• Have at least 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including both English and Maths.

• Presence and calm authority.

• An enthusiasm for students’ learning and achievement.

• The ability to relate to young people.

• Emotional resilience to deal with occasionally challenging students.

• A sense of humour.

• A positive and flexible approach to work.  

• The ability to work under pressure and on one’s own initiative.

• The willingness to engage in a training programme to develop the skills necessary for this post including ICT skills such as SIMS electronic registration, interactive whiteboard and others as required.

• Understanding of and willingness to uphold appropriate health and safety measures.

• Commitment and reliability.

Desirable

• Ideally have experience of working with girls aged 11 – 16

In addition the successful candidate must be willing to uphold the ethos and policies of the school, including the commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

THE POST AND SPECIFICATIONS

We are passionate about having the highest standards of teaching and learning at Bullers Wood.  With this in mind we are seeking an occasional, part- time cover supervisor to ensure that effective learning continues when teaching staff are absent from their lessons. This is an exciting role and we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.  

We are looking for someone to cover part or the whole school day (8.30 to 3.50) on an ‘as required’ basis during term time.  

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main purpose of the position:

To supervise whole classes when teachers are absent and to assist students in completing work set to ensure that effective learning takes place.

Responsibilities:

a) Cover for absent teachers

• Check lessons to be covered (via email or the Cover Organiser) each day.

• Collect cover work via email/from the cover box in the Staff Room. 

• Be punctual for the start and end of lessons and begin lessons promptly.

• Register the class every lesson (within the first 5 minutes) using the school’s electronic registration system as a check on punctuality, internal truancy etc. and ask students to use ‘Yes’ or ‘Yes Miss/Sir’.

• Explain to students the work that has been set and project it/write it on the board.  Distribute resources as appropriate.

• Supervise the class in the absence of the class teacher, expect and encourage good standards of work and assist the students in completing work set.

• Do not permit the students to leave the classroom without a valid reason.  Students should be issued with an out of lesson pass in their contact book if they leave the room.

• Check the room is tidy and litter free at both the beginning and end of the lesson and, if not, ask students to assist in tidying up.

• Follow the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy with due regard to behaviour expectations, rewards and sanctions.

• Follow up on any behaviour issues promptly using the School’s procedure.

• Ask students to stand before being dismissed formally at the end of the lesson - students should leave the class before you.

• Make sure the board is clean before you leave the room, turn off the interactive whiteboard and log off the computer.

• Return lesson details, register and work completed by students to the pigeon hole of the member of staff you are covering before the end of the day.

b) Other

• Undertake form registration for absent form tutors, supervise students during form time and undertake any duties required of the absent form tutor in this time

• Assist form tutors in form time

• Escort students to assembly and supervise entrance and departure.

• Support teaching staff in lessons if not required to cover absence.

• Undertake break duty as required.

• Invigilate exams as required.

• Participate in school trips and visits as required.

• Uphold the ethos and policies of the school, including the commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested.