Cover Supervisor
Carshalton High School for Girls, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2QX6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
as soon as possible
Closing date
8 May 2024 at 11am
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Cover Supervisor
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,855.00 - £29,139.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata £23,958 - £25,062
Cover Supervisor job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills who thrives in a busy and friendly environment to join our Cover Support team.
The Role
Our Cover Supervisors provide supervision in the classroom in the absence of the teach. The primary focus is to maintain behaviour standards and keep students on the task set by the teacher.
Hours of work
The role is full-time Monday to Friday during term time plus five INSET days, working between the hours of 8am and 4pm with an unpaid lunch break. Exact times of work and breaks will be agreed with the successful candidate.
The successful candidate will
- Be able to work independently and use initiative
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be IT literate
- Be reliable and organised
We offer
- An aspirational vision of education
- A continuous programme of CPD with the opportunity for national qualifications.
- A welcoming, friendly and supportive environment
- A school that has wellbeing as a high priority for students and staff
- Benefits that include a two week October half term holiday, eye care vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free tea/coffee/milk in the staff room and staff events at the end of each term and an Employee Assistance Programme providing free, confidential advice on a variety of matters.
The school is a short walk from Carshalton station with London Victoria is approximately a 30 minute journey by Southern trains and London St Pancras is approximately 45 minutes by Thameslink. The school is also within car and bus commuting range of south London and Surrey.
Key Application Dates
Shortlisting date: Thursday 9 May 2024 Interview Date: week commencing 13 May 2024 Start Date: as soon as possible
Our commitment
The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.
We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.
Please see our Recruitment pack for more details about our school, the job description and person specification.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found
Commitment to safeguarding
Carshalton High School for Girls and The Girls’ Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. For any shortlisted applicants, we are also required to conduct an online search about you in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.
Applying for the job
Using the application form
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Carshalton High School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1406 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Carshalton High School for Girls is a highly successful comprehensive school for girls aged between 11 and 18. The school has expanded in recent years, is popular in the local community, and has a growing Sixth Form. Our school is a welcoming environment, which, paired with high standards, delivers an excellent education for our students. Our buildings that range from a traditional main block to much more recent buildings contain specialist science labs, sports hall, dance and drama studios, music rooms and STEM workshops. The student body in our school is truly diverse, both in heritage and educational starting point.
The school is a short walk from Carshalton station. London Victoria is approximately a 30-minute journey by Southern trains, London St Pancras is approximately 45 minutes by Thameslink. The school is also within easy commuting range of South London and Surrey.
Our Mission
Our mission is to broaden the horizons of our students and staff through the provision of a world-class education filled with opportunity. We are a place of learning that is fearless in its commitment to excellence. We are also a safe, inclusive learning community where staff and students thrive. The CHSG motto is ‘Excellence; everywhere, every day.’ This is lived in all aspects of the school. We are unashamedly aspirational for our students and aim to equip them with the knowledge, skills and dispositions they need to be successful, both academically and in their wider lives There is a culture of celebration established and reinforced by regular rewards and recognition of students’ achievements. Our school values make explicit the traits and behaviours we prize:
Be ambitious
Be aware
Be involved
Be our best
Be together
#TeamCHSG
Working at Carshalton High School for Girls means becoming a member of #teamCHSG. This team creates a culture which has:
High aspiration and expectations of all
Excellent behaviour
Advantaging the disadvantaged at its core
A simple and focused approach to school development
Strong leadership across the school
A culture of celebration
Stakeholder Voice
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