Cover Supervisor – Keighley in Bradford

Cover Supervisor - Secondary School

Location: Keighley
Job Type: Full-time / Part-time / Supply
Working Hours: 8:00am - 3:30pm
Salary: £95 - £110 per day

At Engage Education, we're working with a welcoming and ambitious secondary school in Keighley to recruit enthusiastic Cover Supervisors to join their team on a supply basis. This role offers the flexibility to work around your availability, making it ideal for candidates seeking either part-time or full-time work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable classroom experience in a school that is recognised for its caring, inclusive culture, excellent behaviour standards, and high expectations for every student. The school prides itself on helping young people develop not only academically but also personally through a broad and enriching curriculum and a strong focus on character development. Recent Ofsted findings praised the school's calm and purposeful learning environment, ambitious curriculum, excellent pupil behaviour, and commitment to ensuring every student feels safe, supported and valued.

About the Role

As a Cover Supervisor, you will deliver pre-planned lessons across a range of subjects, ensuring students remain engaged in their learning while their regular teacher is absent.

This role is ideal for graduates considering a career in education, aspiring teachers, or individuals with experience working with young people, including youth workers, sports coaches, support workers or mentors.

Previous Cover Supervisor experience is not essential, but applicants must hold a degree and be confident managing groups of students.

Your Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-prepared lessons across a variety of subjects.
• Supervise students and ensure they complete the work set by teaching staff.
• Maintain a positive, calm and productive learning environment.
• Manage classroom behaviour in line with the school's policies.
• Support students with any questions they may have during lessons.
• Collect completed work and provide feedback to teaching staff.
• Follow all safeguarding and school procedures at all times.

What We're Looking For

Successful Cover Supervisors are confident, adaptable and able to build positive relationships with young people. You'll thrive in this role if you have:

• A degree (essential).
• Experience working with children or young people in any capacity.
• Strong classroom presence and confidence leading groups.
• Excellent behaviour management skills.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to think on your feet and adapt to different classrooms and subjects.
• Patience, resilience and a positive attitude.
• A professional, organised and reliable approach.

Why This School?

This secondary school has established a strong reputation within the local community for its inclusive ethos and high aspirations for every student. Built around the core values of ambition, resilience and respect, the school encourages pupils to develop confidence, character and a lifelong love of learning.

Inspectors highlighted the school's:

• Caring and inclusive culture where pupils feel safe.
• Excellent standards of behaviour and respectful learning environment.
• Ambitious curriculum designed to support all learners.
• Strong focus on literacy and reading.
• Commitment to personal development through a wide range of enrichment opportunities beyond the classroom.
• Supportive leadership team and positive staff culture, with colleagues feeling valued and well supported.

About Engage Education

Engage Education is one of the UK's most trusted education recruitment agencies, placing education professionals into schools nationwide. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding support throughout your career.

When you work with Engage, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive daily pay in line with AWR regulations.
• Free CPD and professional development opportunities.
• A dedicated education consultant.
• £50 Amazon voucher through our Refer a Friend scheme.
• Wellbeing support.
• Retail and travel discounts through our partner benefits programme.

All applicants must hold the appropriate qualifications and have (or be willing to obtain) an enhanced DBS check. Full assistance will be provided throughout the clearance process.

If you have not been contacted within two working days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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