Cover Supervisor in Grays

William Edwards School is a happy and positive school looking to appoint an effective, enthusiastic, and experienced Cover Supervisor to join our friendly and supportive team. They will support the delivery of high-quality learning experiences and assist in the support and development of students throughout the school. This is a great opportunity to help pupils gain the academic skills, social skills and knowledge for successful futures. Here, you can benefit from a wealth of experience, training opportunities and a supportive, collaborative spirit.

The hours of work will be Monday (8:00am - 4:00pm), Tuesday - Thursday (8:30am - 4:30pm), Friday (8:30am - 3:30pm) term time plus inset days.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will have experience of:

• Supervising work that has been set in accordance with the school policy.
• Providing feedback to the classroom teacher on the pupil’s progress against lesson plans, conduct of the lesson, and keeping pupil-related records.
• Providing additional support to teachers in classrooms, and carrying out administrative tasks when not covering a class.
• Reporting pupil and school issues in line with the school’s policies for health and safety, child protection, and behaviour management.

William Edwards is a large, successful, harmonious and thriving mixed 11-16 comprehensive school. Pupil outcomes across the school are historically strong. However, attending William Edwards is about so much more than just GCSE outcomes. We firmly believe that school days should be the best days of your life and that schools have a moral purpose to extend the life experiences of their pupils. That is why we boast the largest Duke of Edinburgh cohort of any school in the East of England, and we are also one of only two schools in the East of England to hold the Arts Mark Platinum Award. Character education and providing a wealth of different experiences to our pupils are important to us.

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances. We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide. Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence. We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.

If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org. If interested in this vacancy please submit your application for the position as soon as possible, as we may close the advertisement early. South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service.