Cover Supervisor

1 week ago

East Sheen, Greater London, United Kingdom Harris Federation Full time
Working With Us


Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students.

The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect.

We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, 'All Can Achieve' encapsulates our

vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.

We are the 'Teaching School Hub' for Croydon and Sutton, and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first-class professional development.

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation, and this enables us to offer


you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your key duties will be:
To supervise lessons for absent teachers.
To allocate, explain and oversee cover work set.

To report to the relevant Cover Manager any deficiencies with cover work set to include quality or appropriateness of cover.

To offer general assistance to students in completing cover work in class.
To follow the academy's in class behaviour management and referral systems.
To organize the days lessons efficiently in advance so that they run as smoothly as possible.

When not engaged in carrying out cover, to undertake administrative or student support duties at the direction of the line manager or the relevant Vice Principal.

Occasional supervision of post-16 students in their study base.
To take registers in all lessons and promptly report any in lesson absences.
To liaise directly with teachers to ensure cover lessons are delivered to a high quality.
What We are Looking For

We would like to hear from you if you have:
Qualifications to A Level standard or equivalent
Knowledge of strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements towards self-reliance that are appropriate to the age and development stage of the students
Basic knowledge of SEN and other learning barriers
Strong organisation and time management skills
Relevant experience in successfully supervising groups of children aged 11-16
Previous experience in a school or comparable large organisation
Understanding of a secondary school environment
Ability to provide classroom cover – within agreed parameters – in the absence of the class teacher
Ability to consistently and effectively implement agreed behaviour management strategies
Ability to use language and other communication skills that students can understand and relate to
Ability to establish positive relationships with students and empathise with their needs
Ability to demonstrate active listening skills
Ability to provide levels of individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to students' needs, encouraging the students to stay on task
Ability to monitor the students' response to the learning activities and, where appropriate, modify/adapt activities agreed with the teacher to achieve the intended learning outcomes
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
Applying for this Position

Our people are at the heart of our success.

We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre.

We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range

of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan,

electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

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