Trainee Cover Supervisor
- location Lewisham
- contract type Full-time
- contract terms Short-term/day-to-day supply, Long-term
- salary £90 to £130 per day
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- Apply by 17 October 2024
- Job start ASAP
- Job end Ongoing
Smart Teachers are seeking cover supervisors for Secondary Schools in the Borough of Lewisham and surrounding areas. Whilst experience in a school is desirable, we offer a Cover Supervisor training programme to ensure you're prepared to go into a school.
About the role
As a Cover Supervisor you will be responsible for leading lessons of approximately 25 pupils in the absence of the class teacher. You will cover classes across the full range of secondary school subjects, but don’t worry, you are not expected to be a subject specialist in each area. The lesson will always be planned, and this will be provided in advance. It is your role as the Cover Supervisor to facilitate the classes learning, manage classroom behaviour, record accurate registers, and provide a handover to the absent teacher. Successful Cover Supervisors are adaptable, flexible, motivated, confident, and organised, they have a passion for education and supporting young people
About the school
- Mix of state and independent secondary schools
- Located in Lewisham and neighbouring Boroughs
Requirements
To be considered for the role of Trainee Cover Supervisor you will:
- A passion to work with secondary-age students
Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:
- A passion to work with secondary-age students
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 Matthew Short on 020 7065 7500 or email [email protected].