Cover Supervisor

Kingsbury High School, London, NW9 9JR

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,604.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4 Point 7 (pro rated for TTO)

Cover Supervisor job summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:	Cover Supervisor
REPORTS TO:	Deputy Head (Curriculum) and Cover Manager
JOB PURPOSE:	To ensure that students are able to continue their education whilst their normal class teacher is absent. Cover Supervisors are required to cover lessons during the absence of the normal class teacher who will have set work for students to complete during their absence.

KEY DETAILS

• Hours of work: Monday to Thursday 08:15 – 16:00 / Friday 08.15 - 15.45

• Term time only

• 30 minutes lunch break

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Each period of cover requires Cover Supervisors to manage a class of around 30 students whose teacher is absent from the lesson. Each day, they may be assigned a form time and up to five lessons to cover for any subject that is taught in the school to classes in the Lower School (Years 7, 8 and 9) and/or the Upper School (Years 10 and 11).

Organisation

• To check the form group and classes assigned for the day and supervise students whilst they complete their work.

• Take an accurate register of attendance within the first 10 minutes of the lesson.

• Clearly explain the work that students need to complete during the lesson and support them to complete the work.

• Use the school’s Behaviour Policy to manage the behaviour of students to ensure a constructive learning environment.

• To ensure the rules of the Open Learning Centre are followed with students working silently and independently.

• Manage the classroom and teaching equipment to create a positive learning. environment which makes effective use of the available resources.

• Collect completed work at the end of the lesson and return it to the absent class teacher.

• Support other activities relating to the supervision of students e.g. general supervision during school break times; school trips; extracurricular activities.

• To support students attending homework club with the completion of their homework.

• To act as a First Aider within the school and support medical cover as required

Administration

• Operate relevant equipment / IT packages (e.g. SIMs, email, google).

• Attend relevant meetings and carry out relevant administrative tasks.

Personal Attributes

You must:

• Be literate and numerate.

• Have the ability to think on your feet, react quickly and effectively to potential situations and use your initiative on a continuous basis.

• Have the ability to communicate confidently and effectively with students and other members of staff.

• Be able to control classroom behaviour, preventing any incidents or misbehaviour where possible by using a range of behaviour management strategies.

• Be patient, calm and work well under pressure.

• Relate well to students, creating rapport and helping to raise the positive profile of Cover Supervisors within the classroom.

• Enjoy a varied and constantly changing routine.

• Be able to listen to instructions which may be delivered briefly and at speed, taking on new information quickly. In addition, you must be able to listen to students, particularly if they come to you with a problem, and be able to complete reports and documentation professionally, maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To undertake general duties, administration and any reasonable task as directed by the Line Manager or Headteacher and to carry out such other tasks as are essential to fulfil the job’s core purpose.

• Participate in training and development activities and programmes, and attend and participate in meetings, as required.

• Assist with first-aid for students and staff, including looking after sick students and liaising with parents and staff.

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures, and report all concerns to an appropriate person, in respect of safeguarding and child protection; health, safety and security, confidentiality, and data protection.

• Contribute to the school’s commitment to equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop for all students.

• Undertake these duties within agreed school objectives, policies and procedures and promote the Schools Equal Opportunities Policy.

• To present a positive impression of the school in all encounters with visitors or on school visits.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Kingsbury High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2008 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsbury High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsbury-high-school-london

Kingsbury High School is a vibrant learning environment with a strong community ethos.

Prospective candidates are welcome to come and look around the school to see for yourself what makes Kingsbury High different. As a large 12 form entry 11-18 split site school we are situated in an inner London location, but with an out of London feel – surrounded by parkland with large playing fields and great local amenities, excellent transport links to enable easy access from central London and fringe areas. Our school is truly diverse in its makeup, whilst united as one family working to achieve the best for all our students.

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