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Cover Supervisor Role In Dewsbury (WF12-WF17)

Date posted : 26/09/19
£57 - 70 per day

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WF12-WF17 Cover Supervisors required!

Our clients are based in Dewsbury Secondary schools between the WF12 and the WF17 area with a large cohort of over 4000 students. The perfect candidates will share the values and ethos of the school community, with a passion for quality teaching and a love of learning. It is important that the suitable candidates are able to create a happy, safe learning environment with the confidence and ability to develop confident and self-assured learners.

The school is easily accessible by car and public transport alike, with easy commuting distance from Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Batley and other towns across West Yorkshire.

Your role as a Cover Supervisor would typically be required for short-term teacher absences, either in advance or as ‘last minute’ replacements. Generally the tasks vary from day-to-day, which is a great way to get the transferable experience to kick-start your teaching career or simply add to your skill set and background. These Schools are well-established in the Kirklees area, and will provide you with the excitement and fulfilment that you require from your endeavour to gain teaching experience as a Cover Supervisor.

Confident Graduates open to work as a Cover Supervisor are also very welcome to apply. Job duties could include, delivering pre-prepared lessons and the associated work, behavioural management of pupils, supervising work and adhering to school policies, dealing with immediate problems and emergencies according to school policies and procedures, collecting completed work and returning to appropriate teacher

To be considered for this role, ideally you will:

  • Have experience working with secondary age students in some capacity whether voluntary or paid
  • Be a recent graduate looking to continue your development within the education sector.
  • Have flexible availability and be able to work within an ever changing environment
  • Have the ability to use public transport or have their own vehicle
  • Experience leading and delivering planned work to groups of children aged 11 +
  • The ability to manage challenging behaviour
  • A calm and punctual manner – excellent time keeping
  • A fully enhanced DBS certificate on the DBS update service (can be applied for through Teaching Personnel)

If this sounds like the ideal role to you, make sure you apply today by sending an updated CV to jenna.hall@teachingpersonnel.com from the Leeds Bradford Secondary Branch, and I will be happy to assist.

Do you know other great teachers or support staff? Refer them to us and reap the benefits of our referral scheme. We will pay you GBP50 for every person you refer to us once they have worked 5 days.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs for details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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