School Cover Supervisor - Graduate Trainee

Ready to Launch Your Career in Education or Looking for a Fresh Start?

About the Role
Join us as a Cover Supervisor and play a pivotal role in shaping students' learning experiences! In this role, you'll lead classes of approximately 30 students during the absence of their regular teacher. With lessons fully pre-planned, your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitating engaging and productive learning sessions.
• Managing classroom behavior with confidence and professionalism.
• Keeping accurate attendance records.
• Ensuring a smooth handover for the returning teacher.

Why Choose Vision for Education?
Our Cover Supervisor Training Programme, developed in partnership with Northeast Partnership SCITT, is designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive in the classroom.

Key Benefits of Our Programme:

• Comprehensive training tailored to prepare you for real-world teaching scenarios.
• Proven success: Many participants in our programme have secured long-term placements that led to permanent roles, thanks to glowing feedback from schools.
• Opportunities to work with supportive schools across Greater Manchester, providing a nurturing environment where you can refine your skills and grow as an education professional.

Take the first step toward a fulfilling career in education—join Vision for Education and make a lasting impact on students’ lives!

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Trainee Cover Supervisor you will:

• Be a natural leader with the confidence to guide a lesson in the teacher's absence.
• Have experience of supporting young people in either a sports coaching, mentor or similar role.
• Able to provide suitable references, a valid DBS Check and hold the Right to Work in the UK

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Fin Mills on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

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