Senior Cover Supervisor

Your Role

We are seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic and resilient Cover Supervisor to join our committed staff team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about education and making a difference in the lives of young people. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting teaching and learning, maintaining high standards of behaviour, and contributing to a positive and inclusive school culture.

Working closely with teaching staff, pastoral leaders and support teams, you will supervise classes during the short-term absence of teachers, deliver intervention programmes, support students' personal development and contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of the school.

Key Responsibilities

1. Supervise classes during the short-term absence of teachers, ensuring students remain engaged and on task.
2. Deliver pre-planned learning activities and support students in completing set work.
3. Maintain positive behaviour and high expectations in line with school policies.
4. Take registers and accurately record attendance, rewards and behaviour incidents.
5. Provide feedback to teachers regarding student engagement, behaviour and progress.
6. Support students with their learning and encourage them to become independent learners.
7. Assist with literacy, numeracy and other targeted intervention programmes.
8. Undertake form tutor responsibilities, including registration activities and pastoral support.
9. Support student attendance, wellbeing and personal development initiatives.
10. Work effectively alongside Learning Support Assistants and other support staff.
11. Assist with examinations, educational visits and wider school activities.
12. Undertake administrative duties to support teaching and learning where required.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

1. Has experience of working with young people in an educational or similar setting.
2. Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
3. Can build positive relationships with students and staff.
4. Has strong behaviour management skills and high expectations of students.
5. Is organised, proactive and able to work independently.
6. Is committed to inclusion, safeguarding and promoting student wellbeing.

Qualifications

At least 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent. Please state all subjects and grades.

essential

Safeguarding Information

All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines and legal obligations to ensure that safeguarding is a paramount consideration in recruitment processes, employers are required to carry out an enhanced DBS check for this role. To supplement this, we ask you to confirm whether or not you have ever been convicted of a criminal offence which is not 'protected'. If you answer 'yes', you will be asked to supply details of all relevant convictions at a later stage, should your application be progressed.

Information given in response to this question will not be used during the shortlisting process. The data will only be referred to if your application is progressed, informing the pre-employment checking process.

The University Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS Check.

https://www.ust.london/policies/child-protection-safeguarding

https://www.ust.london/policies/code-of-conduct

In accordance with our Company Policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks.