Cover Supervisor

Location

Luton, Bedfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Cover Supervisor

The Chalk Hills Academy have an excellent opportunity for a candidate to join them as a Cover Supervisor.  The purpose of the Cover Supervisor role is to provide teaching cover during short-term or planned teacher absences to implement lessons to students. This is a very critical role for our academy and you will make a valuable contribution to our students and curriculum teams. Under the direction of the class teacher, you will enhance learning opportunities for pupils and ensure there is minimal disruption to their education.

This is an ideal role for any candidates wishing to pursue a career in teaching. Join us as a Cover Supervisor to kick-start your career in education and gain useful and relevant long-lasting skills in delivering classes and managing students.

If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic and successful Academy, come and join us at The Chalk Hills Academy!

Key Duties

·        Support the teaching and learning of individual or groups of students, using support strategies appropriate to their learning needs.

·        Contribute significantly to; the planning of teaching and learning work programmes and activities to achieve the aims of lessons.

·        Contribute to the monitoring, recording and assessment of student progress through observation and questioning, against student targets

·        Contribute to the development of a purposeful working atmosphere, implement and monitor the school’s behaviour and any related policies and procedures. 

·        Invigilate tests and examinations as directed.

Successful candidate will have:

·        Some experience of working in an educational setting.

·        A degree-educated candidate

·        Able to plan and organise workloads to meet conflicting work demands and deadlines.

·        Able to contribute constructively to and work effectively as a member of a team.

·        Able to use own initiative in working with parents/carers and the child’s community within an agreed framework of policies and procedures.

·        Able to communicate effectively at a range of levels, e.g. with children, parents, other professionals, Supply Agencies.

·        Able to keep accurate records and use these to inform judgements.

Job Specifics

Start date: September 2023  

Salary: NJC L5 15-20 £27,803-£30,296 (actual salary £22,208 - £24,199) 34 hours per week

Job Role: Permanent, Full time, Term Time + 5 Inset days

The Shared Learning Trust – Staff Benefits

We offer a fantastic range of benefits across our trust, supporting our staff in a variety of ways. From an extensive Wellbeing package to an onsite car wash, you can be reassured that we have your best interests at heart.

Perkbox and Perkbox Medical

NPQ’s Teacher Development Trust and training courses with The National College

Staff social events, including 5 a-side football and BBQs

Reduced gym membership rates and free on-site gym

Staff recognition with reward shopping vouchers

On-site Indian head or shoulder massage

Online delivery drop off service, including Amazon

Free eye test vouchers

Support for all staff with an experienced licensed counsellor

Free tea and coffee plus a reusable bamboo coffee cup for new starters

Free onsite car parking at all academies

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced pension employers’ contribution and death in service payment

Dry cleaning and ironing service

Refer a friend £500 bonus scheme

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer. The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

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