Cover Supervisor

Location

Surrey | United Kingdom

Job description

Support Staff at St Bede’s

We are seeking a self-motivated person to join our team of cover supervisors; full training will be provided. The post holder will work 08:15 to 15:15 Monday to Friday (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break) during term-time only. You will work with students and staff across the school. The work is varied; in any one day you could cover lessons in a diverse range of subject areas, including desk based learning and practical subjects such as physical education or you could provide administrative support to middle leaders, if the requirement for lesson cover is low.

Please note, applications will be reviewed upon receipt and as such this vacancy may close earlier than the deadline advertised. Early applications are encouraged.

Support staff are valued members of the school community and fill vital roles. They are respected for the expertise they bring to their area of work. As you would expect in a large secondary school, support work is varied. St Bede’s support staff work in the following areas:

• Central Administration Team – providing general administrative support to senior and middle managers, this team includes our reprographics officer and receptionists

• Exams Office – responsible for all administrative work related to public examinations (GCSE – A level)

• Finance – managing school budgets, administration of school trips, lettings, purchasing and payment of invoices

• People Team – providing a generalist HR service and liaising with Surrey County Council payroll team

• Premises Team – responsible for maintenance & development of the school site, setting up rooms for exams, concerts etc.

• School Shop – shop assistants

• SIMs Office – maintaining student records in various systems and completion of data returns to external agencies; monitoring attendance and liaising with external agencies; administration of assessment and reporting system to parents; administering school admissions and liaising with Surrey County Council School Admissions and Transport team; providing first aid; dealing with day to day student issues including illness, lockers, canteen accounts and lost property, etc.

• Timetabling & Cover – working with senior leaders to develop and maintain whole school timetables, arranging short to medium term cover for absent teaching staff and planning room changes.

• Curriculum Support - roles such as Learning Support Assistants, Library Assistants, Cover Supervisors, Science Technicians and IT Technicians.

Annual salary reflects the contractual hours and weeks per year and is calculated using a Surrey Pay formula which includes payment in respect of statutory annual leave allowances. Salary is paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.

There is no entitlement to take leave during term time. All holidays must be taken during school breaks. 

Why work for us?

• St Bede's is a good place to work. Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.
• ECTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.
• There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.
• Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.
• We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.
• The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside . Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.

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