Cover Supervisor

Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks/term time only

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified, motivated and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join us in our journey towards ‘Outstanding’. 

As a Cover Supervisor you will supervise whole classes during the absence of teachers. Cover Supervisors will give instructions for the lesson as provided by a teacher and the primary focus of the role will be to maintain good conduct in the classroom and to keep students on task. 

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

● Supervising pupils engaged in learning activities

● Act as a role model and set high expectations of conduct and behaviour

● Keep pupils on task and respond to general queries

● Providing feedback to teachers and record keeping, recording absence, etc.

Candidates should be organised, self-motivated and confident as well as being extremely good communicators with excellent interpersonal skills and good IT Skills.

The successful candidate will have a grade 4 or above (or equivalent) in both English and Maths and will preferably have experience of working with young adults. 

For further information on this post please contact Karen Salt, ksalt@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk

Closing date: - Friday 14th October 2022, 5pm. 

Interviews: - To be confirmed

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Applications

To apply for this role please visit Invictus Education to download an application form. 

Please email your completed application to HR@invictus.education

Please note CVs are not accepted

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2022 – KCSIE 2022

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Supporting documents
Safeguarding Statement
Job Description