Cover Supervisor
| Posting date: | 28 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2026 |
| Location: | Rainham, Essex, RM13 7BB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 45279313-3962-4e86-be0f-99f074eea41c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Overview
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint an exceptional, dynamic Cover Supervisor to join a thriving department, with a strong team who work collaboratively together.
The successful candidate will have the:
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team of professionals.
• Communication skills, oral, written and presentational.
• Ability to manage, supervise and direct the activities of children and young people.
• Ability to deploy a range of strategies and techniques to encourage positive behaviour and maintain order and discipline.
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
• Ability to explain the objectives/tasks set for the lesson and to encourage the class to complete those activities in the target timescale.
• GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Job Overview
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint an exceptional, dynamic Cover Supervisor to join a thriving department, with a strong team who work collaboratively together.
The successful candidate will have the:
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team of professionals.
• Communication skills, oral, written and presentational.
• Ability to manage, supervise and direct the activities of children and young people.
• Ability to deploy a range of strategies and techniques to encourage positive behaviour and maintain order and discipline.
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
• Ability to explain the objectives/tasks set for the lesson and to encourage the class to complete those activities in the target timescale.
• GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.