Cover Supervisor
Tavistock College, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DD9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
19 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Cover Supervisor
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,716.00 Annually (FTE) UQT 3 (or relevant teaching scale point depending on QTS). Fixed Term until 31.08.26
Cover Supervisor job summary
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is seeking a driven and enthusiastic, Social Inclusion Officer to join our team at Tavistock College.
Tavistock College is proud to serve their community and beyond.
We promise to do whatever it takes to ensure that every student at Tavistock College achieves their potential. We make this commitment so that every young person can live a life of choice and opportunity.
Our College is a community and we firmly believe that students achieve when they feel a genuine security that supports learning and promotes social responsibility. We also take our responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children seriously so that they are safe, happy and healthy – this is our most important responsibility.
We work closely with families as we believe that educating children is a joint effort between home and College.
Our Trust comprises of 19 schools, 3 Colleges, 15 Primaries, and one All Through SEMH Special school. Established in 2018. We are situated in beautiful Devon on the out the outskirts of the stunning Dartmoor National Park. The schools vary in size and are all unique. Our schools are a large part of their local communities, and we value those relationships with families and locals.
Our vision and values are what we build our schools upon, with Ambition, Co-operation & Transformation being at the heart.
As an established Trust, DMAT can offer a wide range of benefits for our employees:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Access to Discounts
- CPD opportunities
- Extensive Health & Wellbeing Package
- Long Service Days
- On site Parking – In some locations
- Excellent Training Package
- Employee Recognition Scheme
Why choose DMAT?
DMAT are an inclusive and forward-looking trust, who seek to nurture our children and employees to be the best they can be.
Summary of the Role:
The purpose of the role is to work as part of the college intervention team supporting students and to supervise lessons in the absence of the teacher to enable consistency in their learning. The role will work across a range of subjects as directed and, in addition, as part of the curriculum intervention team to cover lessons, develop some effective classroom practice, work with small groups, one to one support and mentoring of students that need additional curriculum intervention.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Core duties and purpose:
To undertake whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher, setting work previously prepared by the teacher.
Liaising with teaching staff with regard to work set for a class.
To develop knowledge of the curriculum as required by the College.
To apply the College’s Behaviour Management Policy and report any difficulties to the class teacher/Academic Director/Head of Year.
Managing the behaviour of students to ensure a constructive environment whilst undertaking their learning.
Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with the College’s policies and procedures.
Collect any completed work and resources after the lesson and return them to the teacher.
To set homework previously prepared by the teacher.
To supervise and direct the work of the Teaching Assistant within classes where you are supervising.
Work as an integral part of the College staff and within the pastoral team where required.
Reporting back, as appropriate, using the College agreed referral procedures, on the behaviour of students during the class, and any other issues arising.
Support students through intervention, one to one and small group work as directed.
To undertake processional development and training where required.
To accompany students on trips, visits and other educational activities.
To undertake a ‘duty’ as part of the College’s duty system (including break).
Invigilate internal and/or external examinations.
If cover work is not required, to support the inclusion team and or other vulnerable students, as a Teaching Assistant.
This job description is not a comprehensive definition of the post. Discussions will take place on a regular basis to clarify individual responsibilities within the general framework and character of the post as identified below.
You may be required to carry out any other duties within your capacity which the Employer may reasonably require.Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
The Privacy Notice sets out our general principles in relation to Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulations.
You should also abide all Trust policies relating to the use of data including but not limited to:
- Acceptable Use Policy
- Records Retention Policy
- Personal Data Breach Procedure
- Employee Code of Conduct
- E-safety Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Use of Personal Devices Policy
Our Privacy Notice for Employees explains how we use your personal data.
You should note that a duty of confidentiality applies to all personal data you see prior to your first day of employment (for example, pupil lists for the purposes of lesson planning or other activities to support teaching and learning). This reflects the custom and practice of teachers’ contracts of employment starting on the first day of term while recognising the need to be aware of and plan to support pupil needs.
Please see attached job description for further details of this position.
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
Your application form will be processed by My New Term who act for DMAT as a data processor- please see our Privacy Notice for more information about how we process job applicant personal data
The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.
Training Details:
Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY
Duration: Monday – Friday
Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
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 Tavistock College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1297 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tavistock College website
Large secondary academy in Tavistock, Devon with 6th form. Current students on role 1280 March 2019
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