Graduate Cover Supervisor

Graduate Cover Supervisor – Sheffield Secondary Schools

Company: Teaching Personnel
Location: Sheffield & surrounding areas
Pay: £90–£110 per day (dependent on experience)
Start Date: Immediate & ongoing
Contract: Day-to-day and long-term roles available

Are you a UK graduate looking to gain classroom experience?
Thinking about a future career in teaching or education?

Teaching Personnel, the UK’s leading education recruitment agency, is recruiting graduates to work as Cover Supervisors in secondary schools across Sheffield. This is a fantastic opportunity to build hands-on school experience while earning a competitive daily rate.

The Role:

As a Cover Supervisor, you will:

• Deliver pre-set lesson plans

• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies

• Keep pupils engaged and on task

• Support students where appropriate

• Report back to teaching staff

• Uphold safeguarding standards

No teaching qualification is required — full training and support will be provided.

✅ We’re Looking For:

• A UK-recognised undergraduate degree (any subject)

• Confidence working with secondary-aged pupils

• Strong communication and organisational skills

• A genuine interest in education

• Reliability and professionalism

• Availability during term time

Experience with young people is desirable but not essential.

Why Work with Teaching Personnel?

• Access to a wide network of Sheffield secondary schools

• Flexible work to suit your schedule

• Competitive daily pay

• Free safeguarding and CPD training

• Dedicated consultant support

• Progression opportunities into teacher training

Safeguarding:

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references in line with safer recruitment requirements.

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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