Cover Supervisor

Zest Education is seeking enthusiastic and reliable Cover Supervisors to support secondary schools across Burton-on-Trent. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in teaching, education, or gaining classroom experience before pursuing a PGCE or teacher training route.

Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.

About the Role

As a Cover Supervisor, you will:

Supervise classes during teacher absences, ensuring students remain on task with the work set.

Manage classroom behaviour in line with the school’s behaviour policy.

Deliver pre-prepared lesson materials (no planning required).

Support students with their learning where needed.

Provide feedback to the school on the class performance.

Maintain a calm, positive, and professional learning environment.

This role is ideal for aspiring teachers, recent graduates, teaching assistants looking to progress, or individuals with experience working with young people.

Minimum Requirements

To apply, you must have:

Experience working with children or young people (schools, sports coaching, tutoring, youth work, etc.).

Strong communication and classroom management skills.

A positive and resilient attitude, with the ability to engage learners of different ages and abilities.

A clear Enhanced DBS certificate on the Update Service, or willingness to apply for one.

Right to work in the UK.

What Zest Education Offers

Competitive daily rates of pay.

Flexible working to suit your lifestyle.

Ongoing training and development opportunities.

A friendly, supportive team dedicated to matching you with the right school.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to take the next step in your education career, apply today through Zest Education and start making a difference in Burton’s classrooms.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. xiskglj The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work