Cover Supervisor

Smart Teachers are working with a thriving and ambitious secondary school seeking to appoint a confident and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join their committed support team

About the role

As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff, ensuring students remain engaged with the work that has been set. You will promote positive behaviour, maintain a productive learning environment and provide feedback to teaching staff on students' progress and conduct.

About the school

This is a welcoming and forward-thinking secondary school with high expectations for both students and staff. The school has a strong focus on academic achievement, student wellbeing and professional development, making it an excellent environment for those looking to develop a career within education. Staff benefit from a collaborative culture, ongoing training opportunities and a leadership team committed to supporting professional growth.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Cover Supervisor you will:

• Have experience working with young people, ideally within a school or educational setting
• Be confident managing groups of students and maintaining high standards of behaviour
• Possess excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
• Be proactive, adaptable and able to work independently as well as part of a team

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Suitable school based experience

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Daniel Uwaifo on 020 7065 7500 or email [email protected].