Cover Supervisor
Twynham School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1JF11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
December 2024 (subject to pre-start checks)
Closing date
25 November 2024 at 8am
Date listed
8 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £23,893 to £25,119 (FTE) £20,553 to £21,607 (pro rata) With a pay award pending
What skills and experience we're looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Are passionate about working with young people
- Are likely to want to pursue a career in education, possibly as a teacher
- Have high-energy and passionate individual with a clear moral purpose which is driven by a desire to improve the life chances of young people
- Will embrace our highly supportive, professional approach to school improvement
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Essential:
- Minimum 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English (or equivalent)
- A-level or equivalent Level 3 qualifications
- Very good numeracy and literacy skills
- Experience of general clerical/ administrative work
- Training in relevant strategies in appropriate curriculum or learning area
- Ability to travel independently between TGS and Twynham School during the working day
- Aspirational for a career working with children potentially in teaching
- High-energy and passionate individual with a clear moral purpose which is driven by a desire to improve the life chances of young people.
- Highly emotionally resilient
- An ability to inspire and relate well to the whole community.
- An emotionally intelligent colleague who can adapt to a range of situations and communicate with various stakeholders including students, parents and other colleagues and professionals.
- A team player who is comfortable in both providing and responding to professional challenge.
- A commitment to and evidence of professional development of both yourself and others
- A commitment to engaging with evidence and research to inform practice
- Outgoing and enthusiastic with a positive “can-do” attitude and a solution-focused approach.
- A sense of humour
Desirable:
- Experience of working in an education setting
- Experience of working with relevant age groups within a learning environment
- Experience of working with children with additional needs
- Degree level qualification
What the school offers its staff
About the Post
We are looking to appoint a motivated and inspirational colleague with a passion for transforming the life chances of young people as a Cover Supervisor. Possibly considering a future career in teaching you will be required to supervise and support students who are engaged in learning activities during the short-term or unforeseen absence of their usual class or subject teacher. In addition, our Cover Supervisor team are employed to and administer and supervise daily centralised detentions.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a progressive and forward-thinking environment, alongside exceptional professionals who are passionate about the power of education to shape young people’s lives. You will be based primarily at Twynham School but are likely to work regularly across both schools.
There is an energy about our Multi-Academy Trust, Twynham Learning; we are entering an exciting decade for our schools, our MAT and our community and successful applicants can be confident that they will be working in a truly great environment.
This is a truly exceptional opportunity for a talented colleague.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:
- Join our high performing and progressive organisation
- Take sole responsibility for classes of students on a short-term basis
- Work with expert teachers to provide exceptional short-term cover for absent staff
- Work within a supportive team to supervise and administer centralised detentions
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
What we can offer you
- The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues and wonderful young people and their families
- An exceptional CPD offer that could support a colleague into a career in teaching
- Strong and supportive leadership, who place value on learning beyond the classroom
- The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
- The opportunity to live in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
- Free on-site parking
- Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
Further details about the role
Any questions?
To discuss the post or your application, please contact Alison Brown on 01202 495716 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here: www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
The closing date is Monday 25 November 2024 at 8am
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
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About Twynham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1771 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Twynham School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
- Phone number
- 01202495716
Twynham School is an exceptionally special place; a school which believes in the unlimited potential of every child, where people are valued above all and ultimately a place where every child can be successful. Our long-tradition of success is built on two vital pillars; high quality teaching and learning and, most importantly, the value we place on the very special relationships between students and staff.
Arranging a visit to Twynham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@twynhamlearning.com.
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