Cover Supervisor
St Matthew Academy, London, SE3 0XXThis job expired on 18 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Immediate (subject to notice period)
Closing date
18 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Permanent, Full-Time, term time only, 39 Weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,708 - £28,920 per annum pro rata
Cover Supervisor job summary
Permanent Cover Supervisor required at our diverse, vibrant all-through school for girls and boys aged 4 to 16.
Salary:Scale 5, Spinal Column Points 15 - 18: £26,708 - £28,920 per annum (Pro Rata £22,506.83 - £24,370.88)
Required:Immediate (subject to notice period)
Contract/Duration:Permanent, Full-Time, term time only, 39 Weeks
Location:SE3 0XX, Blackheath, London Borough of Lewisham
We have a fantastic opportunity to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor here at St Matthew Academy, a high performing school where pupils flourish both academically and socially.
- Do you have experience of working with young people and want to develop your classroom leadership skills?
- Or are you looking for a job which can fit around school working hours and holidays?
- Or perhaps you are a graduate interested in the teaching profession and want to find out more about what this entails?
If yes, then this could be the perfect role for you! In October 2019 Ofsted confirmed SMA as a good school where all pupils, through their hard work and commitment, are able to ‘let their light shine’. We are now on the next stage of the journey to becoming a truly great school at the heart of the community we serve.
What does the role involve?
The main aim is to supervise whole classes in the absence of the class teacher, giving instructions for a lesson as provided by a teacher, facilitating high quality learning and ensuring that pupils behave well and engage in the learning activities. You will be expected to respond to pupils’ general questions and provide feedback to the teacher on broad issues such as behaviour and learning. You will work under the professional guidance of teachers and/or members of the Senior Leadership Team. This role will involve working across both the primary and secondary phases of our All Through Academy
The successful candidate will be:
- Passionate about enabling every child to exceed expectations
- Interested in a career in education
- Able to motivate, challenge and inspire pupils to succeed
- Committed to ensuring high expectations for pupils, staff and themselves
- Well organised, an excellent communicator and keen to take an active role in academy life
- An active promoter of our Catholic ethos
- Fully support and drive the Academy’s aim to ensure equality and diversity permeates throughout the Academy
We offer:
- Fantastic pupils with enormous potential
- Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively
- Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff
- A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources
- Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent
- Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme
- A strong commitment to staff well-being
We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently under represented within the Academy.
Our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day.
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.
About St Matthew Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Through schooljobs
- School size
- 1052 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- stmatthewacademy@hays.com
- Phone number
- 02072598770
St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community. At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.
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