Cover Supervisor
Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025 or as soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 October 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
- £22,313.00 - £24,176.00 Annually (Actual)
Cover Supervisor job summary
Curriculum Assistant – Grade 6
Hours: 37 Hours per week
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
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
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)
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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