Cover Supervisor

Job Title: Cover Supervisor  

Location: Based at Bradon Forest School, Purton 

Responsible to: Cover Manager 

Grade: NJC Scale 9-12 

Salary: FTE £27,254 to £28,598 - Actual salary (£20,499.97 - £21,510.11)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Flexible or part-time hours will be considered.

Purpose of Job

The purpose of a Cover supervisor is to provide a high level of supervision to classes carrying out pre-prepared exercises when teaching staff are on short-term absence. You will support students to help with their learning whilst maintaining high standards of behaviour. 

Main Tasks

• You will Supervise classes for absent staff, delivering their lesson plans.

• Provide guidance and support to enable students to find answers to questions and tasks set, using knowledge of each student’s differing levels of development and ability to ensure progression and continuity.

• Supervise individual or small groups of students undertaking teacher–led learning activities by co-ordinating and explaining basic instructions for the activity, adjusting activities within the scope of the lesson plan and learning outcomes in response to student’ learning.

• Assist student achievement by monitoring learning against learning outcomes, informing the teacher or SENDCo of progress/problems so that adjustments can be made accordingly.

• Support the development of literacy and numeracy skills of students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

• Supervising students, ensuring they are engaged in the classwork.

• Encouraging students to interact.

• Helping students to become more independent in their learning.

• Establishing trust with students, interacting with them according to individual needs.

• Assisting students 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 students to take responsibility for their behaviour.

• Collecting completed work and returning it to the teacher.

• Assisting with the supervision of students before and after school and at break times.

• Providing feedback to teachers on student’s achievement, progress, and if any problems.

• Good IT skills.

• Proactive in seeking support or guidance when required.

• Upholding policies and procedures related to child protection, health and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Very good literacy skills 

• Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources 

• Ability to relate well to children of all ages, their families and professionals 

• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these 

• Full driving licence is desirable 

Team Working and Personal Development

• To support the school’s mission, vision, values and objectives

• To ensure that reasonable care is always taken for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons in line with the Trust Health and Safety policy 

• To take responsibility for your own professional development and participate in relevant internal and external activities

• To work co-operatively with colleagues to achieve the aims and objectives of the post and the School.

• To participate positively in the implementation of new working methods and practices as required

• To undertake other duties within your competence or otherwise appropriate to the grading of the position as required

Safeguarding

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young people that you are responsible for or encounter

• Staff must work in accordance with the Southwest Child Protection procedures and Safeguarding Policy and understand their role within that Policy

Health and Safety

To ensure that all health and safety instructions are followed and that all reasonable care is taken not to do anything that might endanger the postholder or others; to report to the line manager any dangerous situations in the workplace or any perceived shortcomings in health and safety arrangements.

Trust

There is an expectation of collaboration and resource sharing with other colleagues across the Trust. 

Special Conditions

This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

Bradon Forest School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check along with other relevant employment checks.