Cover Supervisor

Benfield School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4NU

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 September 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,948 - £26,845 (actual salary £21,422 - £23,051)

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone considering a career in teaching, and we encourage applications from support staff with experience of working in a school environment.

Your main role will be to cover lessons and supervise whole classes across all subjects within Key Stages 3 and 4 when teachers are absent. Flexibility to take on a variety of roles during those times when there are no absent teachers is required. This may include invigilation and individual or small group support for students in lessons across our curriculum.

You will need a good knowledge of English and Maths at Level 2 or above and will ideally have higher level qualifications in order to effectively and actively engage students’. Previous experience of supervising students in a secondary school environment is highly desirable and you will need to be able to implement school policies effectively to ensure students have appropriate behaviour and attitudes for learning and are safe.

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• A positive and caring ethos with support from our employee assistance programme.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• A commitment to continuing professional development
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust

Further details about the role

This post is term time only plus 5 training days.

Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-18 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification, visithttps://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Cover_Supervisor/250941 and click ‘apply now’ to complete an online application form no later than midnight on Thursday 28th September 2023.

NEAT Academy Trust school is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.

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A4534 Cover Supervisor Job Description.pdf - 143 KB (opens in new tab)

A4534 Cover Supervisor Person Specification.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

About Benfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 979 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Benfield School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: benfieldrecruitment@neatat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/benfield-school (opens in new tab)

Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice. Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-18 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

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