Cover Supervisor

Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE

49 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,205.00 - £23,069.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Curriculum Assistant – Grade 6

Main purpose of the role

Undertaking cover for teachers in classes and other administration duties as required in support of the teaching staff

Principal responsibilities:

Class based: supervising classes for absent staff (up to 25 hours/week)

To receive the work from the cover manager or curriculum leader and to ensure that all students complete the work set

To cover tutor groups when required

To take the attendance register for the classes supervised

To complete the class supervision report for the cover manager

To undertake administrative support for teachers, as determined by the curriculum leaders.

To report any incidents involving students to the curriculum leader

School based

To provide administrative support for and at times accompany school events, trips and work experience

To invigilate examinations.

General administration (e.g. using SIMS database, letters, files, phone calls, CCTV);

To provide administrative support to the teaching staff which will include filing, collating reports, preparation of teaching materials, classroom displays, stocktaking, maintaining department records etc.

To act as a member of the Communications Team assisting with duties as and when necessary: answering the telephone, taking messages, transferring calls, assisting with photocopying.

Carry out other duties relating to the core purpose of this job specification as required.

Experience

Personal impact and presence

Excellent record of punctuality and attendance

Commitment, integrity, resilience

Adaptability to changing circumstances and new ideas

Energy, vigour and perseverance

Ability to show initiative

Enthusiasm and a sense of humour

Care and attention to detail, and a methodical approach to work

Good communication skills, including the ability to negotiate sensitively in order to complete tasks efficiently

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Good organisation skills and personal time management

Confidence to assess situations and respond when no source of immediate advice is at hand

Ability to recognise and respect confidentiality

Flexibility as a team member

Person Specification

Minimum to GCSE (grade C/level 4 or above) or equivalent, including maths and English

A good level of experience of PC applications in Windows/ Google Apps

Experience with using Management Information Systems and the internet

An interest in developing work-related IT systems

An interest in career development while working in the post

An interest in the education of young people

Working with children and young people

Demonstrable success in a similar post

Relevant experience of working in a complex organisation would be helpful

Matthew Arnold School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced DBS check.

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

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Using the application form

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Matthew Arnold School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1285 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Matthew Arnold School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/matthew-arnold-school-oxford (opens in new tab)

Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.

The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.

We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.

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