Cover Supervisor in Birmingham

Yardleys School is a thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 943 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mix of the local area. The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.

This post is an exciting opportunity to join our support staff team. The successful applicant will supervise classes in the absence of the teacher as part of a small, supportive team of Cover Supervisors. You will need to be educated to at least A level standard, have the ability to relate well to young people and maintain discipline in the classroom. Experience of working with young people in a voluntary or paid capacity is essential, as are good IT skills.

When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:

• A keen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation & Assessment (PPA) allocation.
• Well-behaved students who are keen to learn.
• Competitive Pension Scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme & Local Government Pension Scheme).
• Discretionary healthcare membership to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
• A designated wellbeing day for all staff.
• Generous PPA time during internal assessment weeks, which take place two times per year, including designated marking days.
• Well-established and effective pastoral systems to support with student behaviour and welfare.
• High rate of staff retention.
• CPD programme, providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop their subject pedagogy and practice.
• Professional development opportunities with 100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year.
• The opportunity to undertake and be supported with a National Professional Qualification (NPQ).
• Effective business management with well-organised and effective systems which enable teaching staff to focus on their core business of educating children.
• Collaborative approach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subject specific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
• An excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
• Access to a salary sacrifice cycle scheme.
• State of the art facilities in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that is well-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.

Yardleys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references and all shortlisted will be subject to an online search. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. The successful candidate will be required to provide a copy of their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.