Cover Supervisor

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Academies Trust Full time

JOB TITLE Cover Supervisor

Support Staff grade A8 to A14, currently £20,833 to £24,467 full time - £17,860 to

SALARY GRADE
£20,975 based on term time only

RESPONSIBLE TO

HOURS OF WORK 37.5 per week - term time only

Role Purpose

Key Areas
- To undertake the supervision of classes, groups and individual students where the usual timetabled member of staff is absent from the academy so that the impact of staff absence on the progress of students is limited.

Main

**Responsibilities**:

- facilitate a calm and safe learning environment that supports students to learn
- To ensure all students remain on task throughout the lesson.
- To build effective working relationships with all students across the academy.
- To respond to student’s questions.
- To register and record attendance and punctuality in lessons, in order to satisfy legal requirements and the academy’s monitoring procedures.

Cover Supervisor May 2023
- To rigorously supervise classes for the duration of lessons, including effectively dealing with, recording and reporting incidents of inappropriate behaviour using the academy protocols.
- To ensure classes of students enter and leave teaching areas in an orderly manner in accordance with academy guidance.
- To leave teaching areas tidy and in good order ready for any subsequent lessons.
- To assist in ensuring the needs of cohorts of students within classes are met e.g. higher ability students, students with SEN etc.
- To supervise support staff assigned to classes in order to ensure that they can effectively support students’ learning.
- To assist in establishing and maintaining good order in the academy, including undertaking duties as necessary.
- To participate in the preparation and invigilation of exams as and when required.

Standard duties
- Promote and implement equality and diversity
- Adhere to legislation and the Academy’s policies and procedures
- Due regard to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Participate in performance reviews and professional/personal development activities.
- Will model the Academy’s values at all times to generate a shared purpose
- Respect confidentiality. Confidential information to be kept in confidence and not released to unauthorised persons.
- To undertake any other duties as appropriate, commensurate with the grade of the post.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This job description sets out the main duties and responsibilities of the post and each individual task may not be identified. The post holder will be expected to undertake such other duties as reasonably correspond with the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

This job description will be kept under review and may be amended from time to time, following consultation with the post holder, to reflect changing organisational needs.

Where the post holder discloses that they have a disability, every effort will be made to supply all necessary aids, adaptations or equipment to allow them to carry out all the duties of the job. If, however, a certain task proves to be unachievable, job redesign will be fully considered.

Cover Supervisor May 2023

Probation Period
Trust and understand the standards expected of them in terms of performance, attendance and behaviour.

Person Specification

Essential Method of
/Desirable Assessment

**Qualifications**:
GCSE or equivalent in Maths, English and Science at Grade C/5 or Essential AF, I, C above

Good honours degree Desirable AF, I

Knowledge & Experience

Experience of working in an educational setting Essential AF, I

A knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the Essential AF, I welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults

Posts in at least one school which was in challenging urban Desirable AF, I circumstances

Previous experience of effective classroom management Desirable AF, I

**Skills**:
Motivation to work with children and young people and/or vulnerable Essential I adults

Understanding of the impact of effective relationships on the Essential I wellbeing of pupils

Understanding of how leadership in the classroom impacts on pupil Essential I progress

To be able to think on their feet and resolve problems promptly Essential I

The ability to take difficult decisions when these are in the best Essential I interests of pupils

Personal Characteristics

Good communication and interpersonal skills Essential I

Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a Essential I range of partners/colleagues and children & young people and/or vulnerable adults

Highly motivated and able to inspire others Essential I

Good or outstanding classroom manager Essential I

Special Requirements

Enhanced DBS Clearance Essential PEC

Can evidence proof of right to work in the UK Essentia


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