Cover Supervisor

**Academy**:Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
**Job Title**: Cover Supervisor
**Contract Basis **Fixed Term (Mat Cover), 37hrs, Term Time + INSET days (39 weeks)
SCP 11-15 - £22,129 - £23,953 FTE
Actual Salary - £18,949 - £20,510

**Overall Purpose of the Role**:
The heart of the role of Cover Supervisor at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy can be found in these four key responsibilities:
**Key Duties**:

- Supporting the senior leadership team and staff in implementing a vision for excellence by providing a level of service to all stakeholders based on high standards.
- Supporting the senior leadership team and colleagues in creating a climate hospitable to education in order that safety, a co-operative spirit and other foundations of fruitful interaction prevail.
- Cultivating leadership in others so that students and colleagues assume their parts in realising the school vision.
- Providing a level of service which enables teachers to teach and students to learn.
- Provide a high standard of cover service for lessons and form time to staff and students at the Academy.

**Specific Responsibilities**:

- In the absence of a teacher, to be solely responsible for a class of students, ensuring they are engaged in learning activity that has been set by a teacher.
- Effectively manage instances of poor behaviour and any other immediate issues or emergencies that arise in accordance with Academy policy.
- Support students to engage with the work provided, including providing support where necessary with literacy, numeracy and organisational skills.
- Liaise with teachers / other relevant staff with regard to work set for a class, and ensure you are suitable equipped and informed to be able to effectively supervise the assigned lesson.
- Feedback to the class teacher on student engagement in the set work and also on any issues that may have arisen during the covered lesson(s).
- Help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans.
- Support the maintenance of an activity bank, contributing general activities as appropriate, and draw upon this in the event that students complete the pre-set work more quickly than expected, in order to ensure that students are engaged in constructive activity.
- Contribute to the development and review of relevant policies (e.g. Cover, Behaviour Management, Rewards etc).
- Assist in the evaluation of the impact of covered lessons on students and throughout the school.
- Undertake student registration of a class/form following up any issues of non-attendance and lateness as required.
- Promote positive behaviour and relationships, using effective strategies in a timely manner in accordance with Academy policy.
- Develop positive relationships with colleagues, providing consistent and effective support and working constructively as a member of the school staff team.
- Assist with the organisation of cover for absent colleagues (teachers or support staff), for both planned and unplanned absences.
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of curriculum resources, and creation of visual displays in order to ensure a relevant physical learning environment.
- Undertake administrative duties relevant to the role.
- Invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions.
- Undertake midday supervision duties.
- Escort and supervise students who require toilets as necessary.
- Support, as appropriate, in instances where students are unwell whilst at the Academy.
- When not required to undertake any responsibility falling within the above, Cover Supervisors may be directed to provide additional support in the school.
- Participate in supervisory duties in accordance with the duty rota schedules to support the culture within the organisation.

**Accountability and Relationships with others**:
Participate in the Performance Management Cycle and INSETs.
- Make best use of all resources ensuring inventories are accurate and up to date.
- Participate in the induction of new staff into the Academy.
- Contribute to the wider life of the school and its community.
- Maintain good working relationships with colleagues, students, parents/carers, governors, the community and Local Authority and ensure all communication is consistent with the school’s ethos.
- Adhere to the Academy dress code.
- Adhere to and promote all Trust and academy policies and codes of conduct.
- Carry out any such duties as may be reasonably required by the Chief Executive and Principal.

**Other Responsibilities**

Operating at all times within the stated policies and practices of **Darwen Aldridge Community Academy **and the wider Trust.

Abiding by and practicing the Aldridge Education Operating norms:

- We are Aldridge Education
- The standard is excellence
- We champion equality
- We’re in the work together
- We behave with integrity
- We lead by example
- We use time well

**Equal Opportunities**
- To know and adhere to **Darwen