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Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor (CS610) Scarborough, England

Castle Education are working with local Secondary Schools in Scarborough and Bridlington to appoint cover supervisor’s whose main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set by an absent teacher.

The role would be flexible and day to day which could include an early morning call for work.

The role is an excellent chance to gain experience in the classroom and develop skills whilst pursuing studies or considering a teacher qualification.

Role and Responsibilities

As a cover supervisor your role and responsibilities will include:

  • covering lessons in the absence of the timetabled teacher
  • supervising the delivery of the cover work by effectively communicating the work set to students
  • ensuring that the required resources needed in order to effectively deliver the covered lessons are available
  • managing the behaviour of pupils whilst they are undertaking set work to ensure a positive learning environment
  • responding to any questions from pupils about process and procedures
  • dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with school policy and procedures
  • collecting completed work after lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher
  • reporting back as appropriate, using the school’s standard procedures on the behaviour of pupils during the class, and any issues arising.

Qualifications Required

Castle Education will consider applications from individuals who hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Post Graduate Degree/Certificate in Education

Skills, Interests and Qualities

As a cover supervisor you will need to be:

  • highly adaptable as there is no regular timetable
  • be confident, organised and at times, diplomatic
  • patient, flexible, creative with a good sense of humour

You will need to demonstrate that you have:

  • experience of working with secondary aged children
  • the ability to manage groups of children and cope with challenging behaviour.
  • the ability to build good relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers
  • a knowledge of the National Curriculum for KS3 and KS4
  • the ability to work as part of a team
  • good reading, writing and numeracy skills

What you need to do now

If you are interested, please call Maggie on 01723 365432 or email your up to date CV to maggie.slaughter@castle-employment.co.uk. We also deal with a number of contract and permanent positions in the area, so if you are considering looking for a new position please get in touch for a confidential chat.

We offer a refer-a-friend scheme where you can be rewarded with up to £150 worth of vouchers for each successful referral you make. Please get in touch if you know someone who may be interested.

 

 

 

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