Cover Supervisors

Cover Supervisors

Location: Fulford School

Salary: Grade 5 – based on full-time equivalent of £24,629 – £25,779 p.a.

Actual Annual Salary: £18,638 – £19,508– term time only

Contract: Full time, Permanent – 32.5 hours per week, 39 working weeks

Start date: June 2024

Details:

Working as a Cover Supervisor is an excellent opportunity for you if you are thinking of becoming a teacher, if you are newly qualified or if you are considering working with children and want some classroom experience. The role offers invaluable experience in the classroom and gives you an advantage over other candidates if you are looking to apply for teaching roles in the future.

We are looking for candidates who can ideally work over 5 days, however we can be flexible for the right person.  

The ideal candidate will be confident in supporting the positive progression of students learning and development at secondary level, with strong behaviour management skills and a passion for education. You must be flexible, enthusiastic, and friendly in your approach, whilst working collaboratively as part of a high-quality staff team to implement the planned curriculum.

The main purpose of the job will include:

• To undertake whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher, setting work previously prepared by the teacher.

• Managing the behaviour of students to ensure a constructive environment whilst undertaking their learning.

• Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures.

• Collect any completed work and resources after the lesson and return them to the teacher.

• If cover work is not required, you’ll be required to support other students, as a Teaching Assistant.

You will have: 

• You should have 5 GCSEs (including Maths and English) or equivalent

• highly advanced interpersonal skills in order to manage a range of situations

• Prior experience or teaching qualifications are not required for this role, but previous work with young people in an educational setting is a definite advantage.

We can offer you:

• Term time only working

• Free parking

• Monday – Friday (No weekends)

• Competitive local government pension scheme

• Full training and support will be given for the successful candidate

• 24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme

• An inclusive and collaborative leadership team

• One of the most rewarding careers, changing the lives of the students in our School

About us:

You have the chance to work in one of the high-performing schools in the region – we enjoy consistently high levels of parental satisfaction and positive student feedback / engagement which, along with over 200 highly motivated colleagues and excellent leadership at all levels, provides a fertile environment for you to develop within.

You will be joining a highly successful, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with 1700 students in the school including over 300 in the sixth form and a Trust with three primary schools, one junior school and one infant school.

The Fulford School motto of ‘Realising potential and creating the future’ is reflected in our commitment to maximising the personal development and achievement of all those in our school community. These values also run through the work of our Multi Academy Trust. We offer a supportive environment, competitive salary with excellent employee benefits including access to a salary-related defined pension scheme.  

Our commitment to equality:

Fulford School is committed to promoting equality for all students and employees. Every individual will be treated with courtesy and respect and their contribution to the learning process will be valued.

Safeguarding:

The South York Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We strive to ensure that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, students and staff at school.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We will require successful applicants to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS. 

Applicants are asked to provide full employment history and any gaps in employment will be explored at interview.

TO APPLY

Please download further details below and return by email along with a covering letter  to recruitment@fulford.york.sch.uk                 

Closing date – Monday 13th May 2024

Interviews – Thursday 16th May 2024

Application Form – WORD              

Cover Supervisor