Cover Supervisor

Job Title: Cover Supervisor – South Yorkshire
Location: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield, and surrounding areas
Employer: Teaching Personnel

Are you confident, adaptable, and ready to inspire the next generation?
Teaching Personnel is seeking enthusiastic and reliable Cover Supervisors to work across secondary schools throughout South Yorkshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable classroom experience, develop your skills, and make a real difference in students’ education.

Role Overview:
As a Cover Supervisor, you’ll be responsible for delivering pre-prepared lessons in the absence of the class teacher. You won’t need to plan lessons yourself, but you’ll need to manage the classroom, keep pupils engaged, and ensure learning continues smoothly. This is an excellent stepping stone for aspiring teachers, education graduates, or anyone with a passion for working with young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervising whole classes during short-term teacher absences

• Delivering set work and ensuring learning objectives are met

• Managing classroom behaviour and ensuring a positive learning environment

• Supporting students with their work and answering questions where possible

• Following school policies and safeguarding procedures

Requirements:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Confidence in managing groups of secondary school pupils

• Ability to adapt to different school environments and subjects

• Previous experience working with young people (desirable but not essential)

• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)

What We Offer:

• Flexible work to fit around your availability – full-time or part-time

• Competitive daily rates, paid weekly via PAYE

• Ongoing training and professional development

• The opportunity to work in a variety of schools across South Yorkshire

• Dedicated support from your local Teaching Personnel consultant

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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