About this role
Internal and External applicants welcome to apply!
The Role:
A cover supervisor helps to create a structured environment for pupils to complete curriculum activities in the absence of their teacher. This is usually a short-term absence, with the teacher expected to pick up where the cover supervisor has left off.
Key Tasks:
Supervising pupils, ensuring they are engaged in the classwork
Encouraging pupils to interact
Helping pupils to become more independent in their learning
Establishing trust with pupils, interacting with them according to individual needs
Assisting pupils with tasks as needed
Creating a safe, positive, supportive classroom environment
Promoting good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policies, encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour
Collecting completed work and returning it to the teacher
Assisting with the supervision of pupils before and after school and at break times
Providing feedback to teachers on pupil’s achievement, progress, and if any problems
About You:
An ability to communicate effectively with younger people, as well as deal with their basic emotional and practical needs
Having some knowledge or training in child development and learning
Being enthusiastic, dedicated and helpful
Being able to deal with difficult pupil behaviour
Benefits:
Access to retail discounts, and technology schemes
Access to Cycle to Work
24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter.
Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional
An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.
Discounted gym membership
Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours - while recognising our employee’s preferences for when they work
Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.
Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence process.
Any offer of employment will be subject to DBS and Right to Work checks.
We look forward to your response.
The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
*Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date stated*