Cover Supervisor

Hours per week: 37 per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust - based at Smith's Wood Academy

Windward Way

Birmingham

B36 0UE

Telephone Number: 0121 7884 100

Email Address: recruitment@fmat.co.uk

Job Start Date: September 2022

The role of Cover Supervisor is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified teacher yet to secure employment for September 2023.

The Cover Supervisor will supervise classes during the short-term absence of the class teacher, implement work programmes and manage pupil behaviours and assist pupils in relevant activities. The post holder will work under the guidance of teaching and senior staff to secure good outcomes for all students. The post would suit a graduate/someone looking to gain experience to pursue a teaching career or someone who is simply passionate about the future of our students.

This is an exciting time for Smith’s Wood Academy as we strive to secure the very best outcomes for our students. Over recent years the school has made many gains to secure improved life chances for our students. We are proud of the work that we have done to improve the quality of the curriculum and how it is delivered. This combined with high quality pastoral support means that our students are happy and enjoy coming to school.

Smith’s Wood is fortunate to have fabulous facilities for all our students and staff, including a gym and swimming pool.

The academy is conveniently located as it is close to large road networks; there is ample onsite parking.

We can also offer:

• competitive salary

• PPA time in excess of the standard 10%

• opportunities for individualised professional learning and other training

• entry to the FMAT career progression pathway

• access to a growing range of staff perks via perkbox and salary sacrifice options

• a caring, committed, friendly and hard-working staff

Smith’s Wood became an academy in April 2017 when it joined Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, a family of four secondary schools in Birmingham and Solihull. This partnership enables the academy to share and develop practice as part of a wider group of academies and partners. Each Academy is unique and we celebrate our individuality but we all work collaboratively towards common goals. Our collective vision statement is ‘Enriching Lives; Transforming Futures’.

Smith’s Wood is a rewarding place to learn and work. Students that choose to study with us and colleagues that choose to work with us tell us what an incredible school this is. At Smith’s Wood we are dedicated, ambitious people who strive for excellence in all that we do. We always work with integrity and are proud of our innovative approaches and values.

Students at Smith’s Wood are bright and kind and a joy to work with.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please email Linda Roe (PA to the Principal) on l.roe@smithswood.fmat.co.uk  if you would like to meet us prior to submitting an application.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 13 July 2022, 10am

Please visit our website for an application pack

Interview Date: Monday 18 July

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.