Cover Supervisor - Dulwich

Job Advertisement: Cover Supervisor – Dulwich 

Position: Cover Supervisor (General Cover)
Location: Secondary Schools in Dulwich, South East London
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Contract Type: Flexible, temporary, and long-term opportunities available

About the Role:

Teaching Personnel is seeking a proactive and adaptable Cover Supervisor to provide general classroom cover across secondary schools in the Dulwich area. This role is ideal for individuals with strong classroom management skills who enjoy working in an educational environment without the responsibility of full teaching duties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise classes during the short-term absence of teachers, ensuring students remain on task with pre-set work.

• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies.

• Provide a positive learning environment and support student engagement.

• Assist with administrative tasks related to cover lessons when required.

Requirements:

• Experience working with young people (e.g., tutoring, mentoring, youth work, or classroom support).

• Confidence managing classroom behaviour and delivering pre-prepared lessons.

• Strong communication and organisational skills.

• Flexibility to work across different year groups and subjects.

• A degree or relevant qualifications are desirable but not essential.

Why Join Teaching Personnel?

• Flexible working arrangements to suit your availability.

• Competitive daily rates.

• Access to free CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses.

• Dedicated consultant for ongoing support.

• Opportunities for long-term and permanent roles in schools.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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