Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

Salary: £100 - £130 per day dependent on Payroll choice at interview

January 6^th Start date

Long term role - Full time

A perfect opportunity for an outstanding Cover Supervisor has come available to join our fabulous alternative provision that supports students aged between 11 and 16 who have social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our school offers bespoke learning opportunities for all their students that focuses on the students interests and needs whilst ensuring the students receive a balance curriculum that will support them in their future.

As a Cover Supervisor you will be responsible for ensuring high quality pre-planned lessons are delivered across the school. You will have to be adaptable and versatile within your role working within a variety of different age groups and abilities. As a cover supervisor you will work closely with all staff across the school so being friendly and approachable is a must.

The successful Cover Supervisor will teach small classes of approximately 5 students at a time and can support 37 students at one time. Due to the nature of the students, we support, it is vital that the successful Cover Supervisor is confident following the school behaviour policy and can model and promote the school's values and ethos.

The school itself is a lovely purpose-built specialist based in Crewe which has excellent transport links via public transport. The working hours would be 8:30 - 3:30 Monday to Friday, term time only. The school prides itself on creating a learning environment that is nurturing, supportive and adaptable to students needs. The school has a lovely inside and outside provision that provides the students can manage and self-regulate their own feelings. Outside the school is currently developing their forest school area where students can have hands on learning opportunities and responsibility for caring and developing the area into something they can be proud of.

If this sounds like the right Cover Supervisor opportunity and school for you, please do get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you!

Advantages of working in an SEMH environment:

-Shorter working hours which will help you to establish a better work life balance.

- Smaller class sizes where you can really get to know your students

-More non-contact time so marking can be done during the working hours

- Flexibility within the curriculum meaning you can be creative with your approach.

- Satisfaction in supporting and seeing students reach their full potential.

- Complimentary lunch

Key Responsibilities:

- Work with the students Teacher to deliver high-quality bespoke learning opportunities.

- Support the students to become re-engaged with their learning.

- Model and promote high behaviour expectations.

- Communicate effectively and build rapport and common interests with the students to inspire and motivate them.

- Work closely with the students Tutor to Prepare the students for life beyond school.

Key Requirements:

- An understanding of working with disengaged students.

- Strong communication skills.

- Resilience and the ability to model and promote high behaviour expectations.

- Ability to inspire and motivate students.

- Willingness to learn new skills and techniques.

- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

- Driving license and access to own transport is desirable.

The key benefits for working with Simply Education are:

-Your own dedicated consultant who will support, advise, and guide you through the registration process.

-24/7 access to your dedicated consultant via phone/text/email - That can answer any arising questions or needs.

-Exclusive access to our Educational Development Managers - We offer several SEND courses such as Autism Awareness, De-escalation Practices, An introduction to the role of a Teaching Assistant and Behaviour management. All our courses are completely free and will help you to upskill your understanding and approach.

-Competitive rates of pay.

-Minimal administration (no time sheets!) - At Simply Education we pride ourselves in making the process easier for you as candidates. We process all timesheets for you ensuring the pay is always on time.

-Email and SMS verification of bookings - For all bookings you will receive a booking confirmation and directs to the school. You will also have access to an online diary system where you can view your bookings and update your availability.

-£100 referral scheme - If you refer a friend to us both you and your friend will receive a £50 bonus following the successful completion of 10 days.

If you are interested in this Cover Supervisor position, please click 'apply now' and forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Alternatively, for an informal chat about the Cover Supervisor role please contact Emma Bloore, SEND Recruitment Consultant at our Cheshire office in Nantwich.

Your consultant will be in touch with you to arrange the next steps in the recruitment process. All successful applicants will be required to attend an interview (online or face-to-face) and to undergo relevant safeguarding checks, including a full application form. All candidates who register with Simply Education will also have 2 years referencing taken up and will be required to have an enhanced DBS check completed. All offers are conditional pending the completion of all relevant checks.