Cover Supervisor – Shaftesbury & Surrounding Areas

Flexible Education Opportunity | Immediate Start

Are you a confident, reliable and well-organised professional looking for a new opportunity working with young people?

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting for Cover Supervisors to work across secondary schools in Shaftesbury and the surrounding areas.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is confident managing groups of people, communicates well and can establish clear boundaries. Previous classroom experience isn't essential – we're interested in individuals who can bring strong leadership, behaviour management and interpersonal skills into a school environment.

The role could particularly suit people from backgrounds such as the military, police, prison service, security, emergency services, youth work, coaching or other structured environments.

The Role

As a Cover Supervisor, you'll support secondary schools by supervising classes when their usual teacher is unavailable.

You'll be responsible for creating a calm and productive classroom environment, ensuring students understand the work provided and maintaining appropriate behaviour and expectations throughout the lesson.

You won't be expected to deliver lessons yourself. Instead, you'll help students stay focused and ensure the work set by the teacher is completed.

We're Looking For Someone Who:

• Is confident and comfortable managing a classroom

• Can establish clear boundaries and maintain high expectations

• Builds positive relationships with young people

• Remains calm and professional when dealing with challenging behaviour

• Has strong communication and organisation skills

• Can work independently and use their initiative

• Is reliable, adaptable and resilient

• Can quickly settle into different school environments

• Takes pride in maintaining a positive learning atmosphere

Experience working in a school isn't essential. What matters is your ability to communicate effectively, manage behaviour, take responsibility and provide students with a structured environment in which they can learn.

If you're an ex-service professional, former police or prison officer, security professional, sports coach, youth worker, or simply someone with the confidence and presence to manage a room, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about Cover Supervisor opportunities across Shaftesbury and the surrounding areas.

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.
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