Cover Supervisor

Caludon Castle School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5BD

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 April 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  14 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time + 5 teacher training days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4 – £25,183 - £28,624 Full time equivalent
• Actual salary: Actual salary Pro rata £19,195 - £21,818 (32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated professional to join our student support team as a Cover Supervisor, to play a vital role in the school. Covering for short periods of absence is a rewarding job and one that provides valuable experiences in the classroom especially if you are looking for a stepping stone in order to get into teaching.You will be able to gain satisfaction from helping students meet their aspirational targets as well as offer them pastoral links as a tutor.

You will need confidence, with the ability to inspire and enthuse our students, so that they maintain their learning in the absence of their regular teacher.

You will need good interpersonal and organisational skills to lead planned lessons, with the ability to relate to the young people in our school.

If you can embrace a challenge, we will give you fantastic support and the opportunity to work with a team of energetic and enthusiastic colleagues. You will be able to gain satisfaction from helping students meet their aspirational targets as well as offer them pastoral links as a tutor.

What the school offers its staff

We will play to your strengths and can offer you:

• A programme of training and development for the next stage in your career;
• Well-resourced classrooms and equipment. All staff have an iPad, as do the majority of our students. We are passionate about embedding and making best use of technology within our lessons to enhance our curriculum delivery;
• The opportunity to work within a supportive team of diligent and excellent teachers who have a wealth of expertise and experience and where innovation is fostered through faculty centred leadership;
• A range of benefits which includes cycle to work, free parking, an employee discount scheme, provision of an iPad, a commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee;
• A strong and effective admin team to enable you to concentrate on your teaching.

You will be joining a school where staff share best practice so that our standard of teaching and support is both high quality and continually developing.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Caludon Castle - Recruitment Pack.pdf - 1.5 MB (opens in new tab)

Cover Supervisor JDPS.pdf - 323 KB (opens in new tab)

About Caludon Castle School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1556 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Caludon Castle School website
• Email address: peopleteam@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/caludon-castle-school-coventry

Arranging a visit to Caludon Castle School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email peopleteam@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk.

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