Cover Supervisor - Nottingham

To be a quality Cover Supervisor you need to be a strong character for this role, and that's not just to manage the classroom behaviour but also to build a quick rapport in schools.

Cover supervisors are utilised in schools to support with teachers' non contact periods as well as unforeseen absences.

It can be a rewarding job and a useful way of getting experience in the classroom for those with teaching ambitions.

Salary

As a temporary role Teaching Personnel pay between £55 - £65 a day for cover supervisor work, but may pay more if it is a qualified teacher performing the role.

Hours

This role can be as flexible as you wish it to be, I have the following roles available:

• Full day cover
• Half day
• Hourly Cover - Could be as little as 1 hr a day up to a full day of cover

I am currently recruiting for schools in the following areas, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY:

• NG2
• NG9
• NG3

Cover supervisor duties

The cover supervisor's main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set.

Officially, cover supervisors:

• Don't plan
• Don't always have the subject knowledge
• Don't mark work
• Don't set homework
• Don't differentiate
• Don't set targets

Many cover supervisors report undertaking the following duties (also):

• Teaching grammar
• Managing behaviour
• Discussing and debating texts with pupils and answering questions
• Differentiating and allocating extension exercises.

Qualifications needed to become a cover supervisor

Cover supervisors are often highly qualified and may even have QTS (it's a good way for NQT's to get experience). As a minimum educational institutes like their CSs to have experience of working with young people.

Skills and knowledge

The following are desirable:

• Highly adaptable as there is no a regular timetable
• Have a thick skin
• Behaviour management skills
• Be diplomatic

The upsides

Cover supervisors - Every day is different. You may also work within behaviour teams when you are not covering so it's always a busy, diverse day. CS are respected in the schools I work with because teachers need those people that can step in when they are away.

What you will need to apply for this role:

• Enhanced (Child Work Force) DBS
• 2 Recent References
• Have a full UK driving license and have access to a car

In return we can offer:

• Outstanding support package within school
• Competitive rates of pay
• Access to CPD academy and accredited training courses
• Guaranteed work scheme (T&C's apply)

If you are interested in this position, please contact Blair Lawrence-Broughton today on 0115 8456408 or send me your CV

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a provision that has already been identified by Ofsted as a 'hub of good practise in the city. The senior leadership team are very supportive and offer every opportunity for their staff to take ownership of their work as they recognise every individual is unique and offers their own particular set of skills.