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Cover Supervisor

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3AE

This job expired on 16 June 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience

• Have experience of supporting students in education
• Experience of whole class supervision
• Have knowledge/experience of and use of a range of effective strategies to manage behaviour and support learning

• Skills and Abilities
• • Ability to facilitate learning in the classroom through the delivery of the lesson plan set by the teacher
  • Demonstrate a passion for student achievement and ability to motivate pupils
  • Proven interpersonal and communication skills to deal effectively with staff and students.
  • Ability to deal sensitively and effectively with students with complex needs
  • Able to work under pressure.
  • Good organisational skills and has the ability to organise work schedule
  • Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
  • Ability to set and maintain high standards
  • Ability to safely manage classroom activities, the physical learning space and classroom resources.
  • Ability to relate to and work with young people.
  
  

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

• A welcoming school
• Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
• A strong senior and curriculum leadership team
• A supportive working environment
• Strong support for professional development, including membership of the Oaks Collegiate
• Excellent opportunities for promotion
• Staff Wellbeing and support programme
• Generous planning and preparation time allocation

The successful applicant will join a team of strong practitioners who work together to inspire students to succeed. This is an excellent school to work in, with students who are ambitious and motivated to learn and staff who support each other. We are not only committed to developing our students, but you will also be fully supported with your own professional development.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Hillcrest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is committed to equal opportunities in employment and positively welcomes your application.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and relevant safer recruitment checks.
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

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About Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 642 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre website
• Email address: recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 464 3172
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillcrest-school-and-sixth-form-centre

Hillcrest School is an all-girls 11 to 16 school with a mixed sixth form located on a green field site in Edgbaston constituency on the southwest edge of Birmingham. Our students come from a range of backgrounds across Birmingham and surrounding areas.

The school was rated ‘Good’ with outstanding behaviour and safety by Ofsted in September 2013, and following a short inspection in July 2017 and again in September 2022, retained our ‘Good’ rating. We are focused on continuing our drive for excellent attainment and progress outcomes, with an aspiration to be rated ‘Outstanding’ at our full next inspection.

Arranging a visit to Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hillcrest.bham.sch.uk.

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