Cover Supervisor
Yardleys School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 3EYThis job expired on 18 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
18 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 3: 6 - 22
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Educated to A-level or equivalent
- Work with young people (in either a paid or voluntary capacity)
- Good IT skills
- The ability to maintain accurate records
- High standards of literacy, both verbal and written
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- An enthusiasm for working with young people
- An ability to work well with parents and staff
- Alignment to school values and ethos
- An ability to see beyond the obvious and make connections
- Self-motivated
- Resilience
- Common sense and sense of humour
- Flexibility
- Commitment to own professional development
- Good attendance and punctuality
- Energy and enthusiasm
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- A commitment to safeguarding the welfare of children
- A commitment to equal opportunities
- Criminal convictions involving offences against children
What the school offers its staff
When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:
Ø A designated wellbeing day for all staff
Ø Discretionary healthcare membership to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
Ø A keen eye on staff workload
Ø A commitment to professional development opportunities.
Ø A collaborative approach with supportive managers.
Ø An excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
Ø State of the art facilities in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that are well-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.
Ø Well-behaved students who are keen to learn
Ø A Competitive Pension Scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
Further details about the role
Yardleys is a thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 930 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mix of the local area. The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.
The school motto “Working together for a better future” is far more than just words. The collaborative ethos which permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent student behaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation for teachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improving their practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.
This post is an exciting opportunity to join our support staff team. The successful applicant will supervise classes in the absence of the teacher as part of a small, supportive team of Cover Supervisors. You will need to be educated to at least A level standard, have the ability to relate well to young people and maintain discipline in the classroom. Experience of working with young people in a voluntary or paid capacity is essential, as are good IT skills.
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Yardleys School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 924 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Yardleys School website
- Email address
- haseena.waseem@yardleys.bham.sch.uk
Yardleys is a thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 935 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mix of the local area.
The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.
The school motto “Working together for a better future” is far more than just words. The collaborative ethos which permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent student behaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation for teachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improving their practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.
When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:
A designated wellbeing day for all staff
Discretionary healthcare membership to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
A keen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation & Assessment (PPA) allocation
Marking days for internal assessment weeks
A marking day for staff undertaking external examiner marking
A progressive, dynamic and research informed CPD programme, providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop their subject pedagogy and practice.
A commitment to professional development opportunities with 100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year - including coaching support, sharing good practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches, a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunities to work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and a regular professional reading group.
The opportunity to undertake and be supported with a National Professional Qualification (NPQ).
A collaborative approach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subject specific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
An excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
State of the art facilities in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that are well-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.
Well-behaved students who are keen to learn
A Competitive Pension Scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
Arranging a visit to Yardleys School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email haseena.waseem@yardleys.bham.sch.uk.
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