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This job expired on 28 March 2023

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    28 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    28 February 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 37 hours per week - Mon 8:30 - 4:30 Tues to Fri 8:30 - 3:45 39 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,496

Actual salary

£20,950

What skills and experience we're looking for

Minimum knowledge/training/experience required for the effective performance of the job:

  • Good level of education at least to GCSE 9-4 (A-C) level and appropriate for school setting so as to be able to relate to curriculum studies at an appropriate level to monitor and supervise curriculum studies.
  • Demonstrable ability to interact with/deal with students. This may include work or life experience in dealing with children/young people from previous jobs or roles in a work-related environment.
  • Good understanding and good empathy with school age children and the range of behaviours (sometimes challenging) often exhibited by them (people managing skills).
  • Able to interpret work plans, organise the presentation of work at short notice and draw on experience to adapt situations to different circumstances.
  • Good organisational skills and able to work flexibly.
  • Good team worker and able to use own initiative.
  • Basic IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, emailing.

What the school offers its staff

We are a high-performing, SEMH special school which was judged as Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in November 2016. We are not remotely complacent about this and are committed to ensuring that the quality of provision we offer to our students is consistently excellent. We believe that such sustained success is a team effort and every member of staff contributes to that level of excellence. We are a relatively small school, but we still have a distinctly ‘family’ atmosphere. Visitors to the School often comment on the friendly and supportive ethos.

Further details about the role

The purpose of this role is to provide cover supervision for classes or small groups in the absence of the regular teacher. The successful candidate will be organised and motivated to provide a high-quality experience for the children.

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.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Cover Supervisor Job Description Feb23.pdf - 194 KB (opens in new tab)
Cover Supervisor Accompanying Letter Feb23.pdf - 231 KB (opens in new tab)
Cover Supervisor Person Specification Feb23.pdf - 86.4 KB (opens in new tab)

About Maplefields Academy

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 19
School size
116 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Maplefields Academy website
Email address
michellebason@maplefields.northants.sch.uk
Phone number
01536 424090
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maplefields-academy

We are a high-performing, SEMH special school which was judged as Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in November 2016. We are not remotely complacent about this and are committed to ensuring that the quality of provision we offer to our students is consistently excellent. We believe that such sustained success is a team effort and every member of staff contributes to that level of excellence. We are a relatively small school, but we still have a distinctly ‘family’ atmosphere. Visitors to the School often comment on the friendly and supportive ethos.

Arranging a visit to Maplefields Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michellebason@maplefields.northants.sch.uk.

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