Cover Supervisor
Bourne Grammar School, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9JE9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year term time including 5 training days Monday – Friday 08:30-16:00 Includes 60 minutes unpaid break during the day, which be split between 45/15 mins or taken in its entirety depending on the working day.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Department: Support
Title of Post: Cover Supervisor (Permanent)
Grade: Grade 5 (Points 12 – 15), pro rata £18,924.11 - £20,946.18
(subject to the yet to be confirmed 2024 payrise)
Responsible to: Deputy Headteacher/HR Administrator
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year term time including 5 training days
Monday – Friday 08:30-16:00
Includes 60 minutes unpaid break during the day, which be split between 45/15 mins or taken in its entirety depending on the working day.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE
The key functions of the role is to cover lessons and/or registration for teaching staff in their absence and to provide cover should the receptionist be absent. However, we do not expect the Cover Supervisor to cover long periods of absence.
When not covering lessons the Cover Supervisor will be expected to engage in activities as detailed below including exam invigilation (11+, public exams etc.) and support academic and pastoral student intervention as directed.
SPECIFIC AIMS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Cover Supervisor (available periods 1,2,3,4&5)
- To supervise pupils in the absence of a teacher, creating and maintaining a purposeful and orderly learning environment for pupils. This includes lessons, registration and other duties where supervision is needed.
- To ensure that the work set by the teacher is carried out in accordance with the Bourne Grammar School Learning and Teaching policy. To check that pupils, have appropriate equipment and materials to enable them to complete the tasks set and answering pupils’ questions about processes and procedures.
- To support expectations of pupil behaviour in the classroom, securing appropriate standards of discipline and ensuring that the schools Behaviour policy is adhered to.
- Take class registers as and when appropriate.
- Administer clear instructions to the class based on the work set, or to liaise with the Subject Leader when work has not been set, and actively supervise students in the classroom during the absence of the class teacher.
- Respond to any questions from students about process and procedures.
- Liaise with Teaching Assistants regarding individual students being supported in class.
- Mark the work where appropriate, collect any completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate Teacher or curriculum area.
- Provide feedback on learning activities and inform the Class Teacher of any non-participation by individual students.
- Cover registration periods as required.
- To, on occasion, use provided resources to plan lessons to cover a period of staff absence.
Reception Cover
- To provide a friendly and helpful “Front of House” service.
- To provide an effective communication service throughout the School using the most appropriate method.
- To deal with all Reception emails and telephone queries efficiently and in a courteous manner dealing with all enquiries appropriately.
- To receive all visitors, inform the appropriate members of staff and ensure that all visitors sign into school with the appropriate ID checks, and are given the correct identification lanyards, in accordance with the school’s Security and Visitors Policy.
- To deal with staff, parents, pupils, governors and outside contractors including visitors with confidentiality, discretion and tact mindful of the fact that the Receptionist is the first point of contact that most visitors will have with the School.
- Follow school security procedures regarding access and entry to the premises.
- To receive all deliveries and ensure they are placed in the appropriate place for the Site Team to distribute them.
- Sort and distribute mail; deal with outgoing couriers and parcel collections.
- To dispatch outgoing mail ensuring that the franking machine is sufficiently funded. Assist other Admin staff with the collation of items to be posted as required.
- To assist with any evacuation procedure (e.g. fire) and to liaise with the Fire Officer as required during an activated Fire Alarm including responsibility for the Visitors book.
- To process, in line with school procedures, students who report for First Aid.
Invigilator (if not required for lesson/reception cover, a Cover Supervisor may be directed to undertake invigilation duties)
- To invigilate exams as directed by the Exams Officer and in accordance with the regulations. Exam invigilation may be on a one-to-one basis, in a home environment, small groups or as part of an invigilation team in a main exam venue.
Student Support
- To provide in class or out of class support for students in need of intervention (academic, pastoral, SEN) as required.
- To work with student support staff (whole school and Sixth Form) to help address student issues as they arise.
- Proactively to use available time for the benefit of the student population and show initiative when time allows.
Other duties
- Be aware of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Attend morning staff briefings.
- Assist with the invigilation of examinations, as and when requested to do so.
- Attend meetings, briefing sessions and professional development activities as required.
- Carry out any other tasks as directed by the Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher.
- To act as a First Aider, for which training will be provided and an extra allowance payable upon qualification.
- To support general school administration when demand for cover is low.
The post holder will be expected to undertake other tasks/duties as directed by the Headteacher that are commensurate with the responsibilities of a Cover Supervisor.
This is a supervisory post rather than a teaching post and is open to applicants without a teaching qualification.
MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE
None
SUPERVISION OF PEOPLE
Student supervision required throughout the School day ranging from individual students to larger groups.
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
Postholder must understand and utilize a range of strategies to deal with classroom behaviour as a whole and also individual behavioural needs.
Ensuring that all supervision is delivered in a manner which enhances ‘best atmosphere, best support, best results’.
When demand for cover lessons is low, engage with the admin team, the student support team and the leadership team to undertake work to the benefit of students and the school as a whole.
CONTACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS
Direct contact with pupils, Headteacher and other employees at the school. Must be approachable and be a team player. Must be prepared to initiate conversations regarding ongoing work or opportunities for work when time allows.
DECISIONS
Ensuring that School protocol is adhered to in all aspect of Student supervision. If necessary to make decisions, during cover lessons, that create a better student experience.
Discretion:
The postholder must act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection and behaviour management.
Confidentiality is an essential part of the role as is a knowledge of safeguarding.
Consequences:
Impact would be to a child or group of children and should be easily identified and rectified.
The quality of the delivery of cover work will impact on teaching and learning and student progress.
The quality of behaviour management will impact on student wellbeing and learning.
The quality of supervision of students will impact on the atmosphere in the School.
Proactive and positive interaction with students will enhance the community environment.
RESOURCES
Office equipment and confidential records.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work Demands
Role is subject to frequent disruptions and changes of priority which necessitates a flexible and innovative approach.
Physical Demands
As expected within a teaching context. Carrying of equipment and resources to various teaching venues across the school.
Work Context
Potential risk to wellbeing through management of pupil behaviour. The postholder may have limited exposure to abuse\aggression, either verbal or physical from pupils, parents and carers.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
GCSE or equivalent in 3 -5 subjects to include Maths and English.
1 years’ experience in a school environment.
Previous experience of classroom support is essential.
Postholder must be aware of and adhere to school Health and Safety policy.
A teaching qualification is desirable.
Excellent organisational and administration skills and the ability to thrive under pressure.
Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
Calm manner when dealing with a large number of students.
Excellent communication skills.
This post holds a strict code of confidentiality.
GENERAL
Other Duties - The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the post holder.
Equal Opportunities - The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Bourne Grammar School’s Equal Opportunities policies.
Health and Safety - The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the Bourne Grammar School’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Safeguarding - All school staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people within the school.
This job description was evaluated in May 2021 against a recognised Job Evaluation Scheme.
What the school offers its staff
Pension Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Bourne Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1726 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Bourne Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- fiona.hill@bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01778 422288
We are an oversubscribed mixed selective school serving Bourne, Stamford and Peterborough. Our students are well-behaved and motivated and are taught in modern and well-resourced facilities. The school offers 240 places to students in Year 7 and, with a growing Sixth Form of over 500, has expanded to become one of the largest grammar schools in the country. The vast majority of Year 11 students transfer into our Sixth Form where students are offered a choice of 26 A-Level subjects.
The best atmosphere, the best support, the best results
This is our purpose statement - we have no long or complicated mission statement. The order of the purpose statement is deliberate; we believe that if we get the atmosphere and support right then, given our able students and committed staff, good results will follow. The atmosphere is special and cherished by us all and something that interview candidates often remark upon. We are a large and busy school and our students are well-behaved, motivated and want to be here and their parents/carers want them to be here. Most of the students, most of the time, want to learn and enjoy lessons which are well-taught and engaging.
The teaching staff body numbers around 100 teachers supported by 40 non-teaching colleagues. All teaching staff are subject specialists and are only required to teach their own subject. Staff absence is very low, as is staff turnover. Staff who do leave often do so for promoted posts. All teaching staff at Bourne Grammar School are issued with a laptop and other benefits including no breaktime, lunchtime or bus supervision duties and free on-site parking. Tea and coffee are freely available in our two large staffrooms.
Arranging a visit to Bourne Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email fiona.hill@bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk.
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