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Cover Supervisor

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Moseley School & Sixth Form, College Road, Springfield, Birmingham, B13 9UU
Salary
£26,409 to £32,654 pro rata, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Closing date
17 Feb 2025
Reference
JOB002990
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Job Details

Job start date: 1 March 2025  

Hours per week: 32.5 term time only  

Moseley School and Sixth Form
College Road
Springfield
Birmingham
B13 9UU
Telephone number: 0121 566 6441

Contact email: recruitment@moseley.bham.sch.uk

Contract type: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for an Experienced Cover Supervisor. The ideal candidate will already possess the knowledge and experience to make this role Successful and be able to provide the best support for our students.

Are you an ambitious individual, proactive in nature and with a real passion for educating our students across a range of different subjects?

The core purpose of the role is to cover the delivery of lessons across all faculties in the absence of teaching staff. Reporting to the Curriculum Officer, the jobholder is responsible for supervising whole classes in the absence of teaching staff, delivering work set by the teacher, promoting students’ engagement and developing students’ attitudes to learning.

Experience of working in secondary schools would be an advantage, but not essential.

Please note cover is arranged first thing in the morning and you will be required to start work Monday to Friday at 8:00am and finish at 4:00pm.

Our perfect candidate will have:

  • ability to facilitate learning in the classroom through the delivery of the lesson plan set by the teacher
  • experience of whole class supervision
  • have experience of supporting students in education
  • have experience of dealing sensitively and effectively with students with complex needs
  • offer flexibility to deliver out-of-school clubs/intervention/revision classes as required
  • demonstrate a passion for student achievement and ability to motivate students
  • have a knowledge of and use of a range of effective strategies to manage behaviour and support learning.

Core Purpose:

  • to cover the delivery of lessons across all faculties in the absence of teaching staff
  • reporting to the Curriculum Officer, the jobholder is responsible for supervising whole classes in the absence of teaching staff, delivering work set by the teacher, promoting students’ engagement and developing students’ attitudes to learning

Responsibilities for all staff:

promote the values and aims of the school

follow all relevant school policies

to be aware of, and assume the appropriate level of responsibility for, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to report any concerns in accordance with the school’s safeguarding policies

create and maintain effective partnerships with parents and carers

treat students, parents, and colleagues fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect

to comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and statutory requirements

Specific responsibilities of this role:

  • in the absence of teaching staff, supervise whole classes, delivering work set by the teacher, promoting students’ engagement and developing students’ attitudes to learning
  • supporting identified student groups with the provision of learning support to progress their level of achievement
  • deliver out-of-school clubs/intervention/revision classes
  • working with linked-faculty team to lead interventions with student groups to quickly close any attainment and/or progress gaps
  • to encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively with each other in activities
  • to collect completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate teacher 
  • to report to the Head of Faculty or the appropriate person regarding any issues arising in the lesson
  • using a range of mentoring and coaching techniques to support students in achieving their targets
  • using a range of effective strategies to manage behaviour and support learning
  • to undertake appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of performance management
  • create and maintain an effective partnership with parents and carers to support and improve young people’s achievement and personal development

Other Responsibilities:

  • assist with duties as appropriate
  • responsible for student behaviour and welfare in public places during break, lunch, change of lesson, beginning and end of school day as directed
  • attend meetings as required
  • participate in professional development opportunities, willingness to develop additional skills and expertise
  • keep up to date with current educational developments and legislation affecting your area of responsibility
  • contribute to school development through identified communication and consultation channels
  • treat students, parents and colleagues fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect
  • to respect the confidential nature of information relating to the school, students and customers
  • be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
  • contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
  • develop constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals
  • be aware of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to report any concerns in accordance with the school’s safeguarding policy
  • to comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and statutory requirements
  • to undertake any other duties not detailed above commensurate with the level of the post

We welcome visitors to the school. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit.

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

How to apply:

Please visit our school website recruitment page for further information regarding the role and details about our school.

Please contact the Recruitment Team if you would like further information regarding this role or the school in general please email us on: recruitment@moseley.bham.sch.uk

Please note this advert may close when sufficient applications are received.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 25 February 2025.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: 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.  

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.  

BCC is a Living Wage employer.  

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.

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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