Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisors | internal post at a popular Secondary School in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

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Are you a confident and adaptable cover supervisor? Or, perhaps you\’re a recent graduate considering a career with education and are looking for a role that offers support and training?

Tradewind is proud to be working in partnership with one of the Town\’s most popular and well run Secondary school who are looking for 2x reliable Cover Supervisors to join their team. Behaviour at the school is good and the school is well known for offering a very high standard of training and development. This is an internal cover supervisor role that supports pupils and classes of all ages covering teachers who are on leave, courses or sick.

This role is expected to commence from November 2025 and will run for the academic year. For the right candidates, there will be potential for temp-to-perm opportunities including routes into teacher training.

We welcome applications from confident individuals with experience working with children or young people in other sectors, such as sports coaching, youth work, tutoring, or childcare.

All applicants must be local to Rickmansworth or willing to commute daily for the hours of 8:30-3:30.

The Role:

Deliver planned lessons in the absence of the teacher

Manage behaviour in the classroom and wider school environment and maintaining an appropriate learning environment

Support pupils with their learning and answer general questions

Monitor and Reporting back on student progress and classroom activity

Who are you?

Experience working with children or young people (ideally with tuition, school or youth work support settings)

Calm, confident, and able to manage classroom behaviour effectively

Flexible and able to adapt to different subjects and classroom settings

A genuine interest in education and supporting young learners

Degree or Teaching Assistant qualifications are desirable but not essential

What We Offer:

A competitive structure day rate in line with the schools salary

Training and CPD, including behaviour management and safeguarding

Support from a dedicated consultant who understands your needs

Opportunities to progress into teacher training or long-term school roles

If you\’re looking to make a real impact in this well run local school, we\’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact the Tradewind St Albans Office to find out more and get started this November