Cover Supervisor (maternity cover for up to 12 months)

Mark Rutherford School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8PX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £19,126 to £19,739 this is a term time position therefore the salary is pro-rated

Cover Supervisor (maternity cover for up to 12 months) job summary

Are you keen to work with students and support us in delivering a first-class education? Are you an undergraduate considering teaching in the future? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

The post holder will carry out cover supervision for absent teachers informing students of the work they have been set, ensuring that the resources left are appropriately distributed, offering advice and support where possible and maintaining good order and discipline in the classroom in line with our behaviour policy. A full induction and training programme will be provided.

We are committed to the protection and safety of our students and the successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

All applicants are required to be aware of the Prevent Strategy and be able to protect students who are vulnerable or at risk of being radicalised.

The successful applicant will be required to be aware of the Safeguarding Policy at Mark Rutherford School and be responsible for applying that policy correctly and in a timely manner to safeguard the students in the school.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive sufficient applications for this role. Therefore, if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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 Mark Rutherford School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1259 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mark Rutherford School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mark-rutherford-school

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