Cover Supervisor – Secondary Schools | Brighton & Surrounding Areas

Secondary schools across Brighton and the surrounding areas are currently looking for confident, reliable individuals to step into the role of Cover Supervisor.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to build experience in education, whether you're an aspiring teacher, recent graduate, or someone with experience working with young people who is ready for a new challenge.

The Role

As a Cover Supervisor, you’ll be leading the classroom in the absence of the teacher, ensuring pupils stay on task and the lesson runs smoothly.

This isn’t a teaching role — but it does require presence, confidence and the ability to manage a room.

You will be:

• Delivering pre-set lesson work across a range of subjects
• Managing classroom behaviour in line with school expectations
• Keeping pupils engaged and focused on their work
• Responding calmly and confidently to challenges
• Feeding back to teaching staff on how the lesson went

Who This Role Suits

This role works particularly well for individuals who:

• Are confident speaking in front of groups
• Can remain calm and assertive when needed
• Have experience working with young people (education, sport, coaching, youth work, etc.)
• Are considering a future career in teaching
• Want flexible work across different secondary schools

You don’t need formal teaching experience — but you do need to be comfortable leading a classroom.

Access to a car can be a real advantage for this role, as it can open up more opportunities across different schools. However, this is not essential.

What’s on Offer

• Flexible working to fit around your schedule
• Opportunities across Brighton and surrounding secondary schools
• Day-to-day, short-term and longer-term roles
• Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
• Access to CPD and training to build your confidence

Practical Information

• Roles available across Brighton and surrounding areas
• Immediate and upcoming opportunities
• Competitive daily rates
• A child-only enhanced DBS on the Update Service is required

If you don’t currently have one, you’ll need to apply for one through us.
We’ll support you through the process — but the cost of the DBS is covered by the applicant.

Interested?

If you’re looking to gain classroom experience, build confidence, or step into education in a flexible way, this could be a great next move.

Apply today and we can have a conversation about what schools and roles would suit you best.

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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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