Swadelands SchoolJob Description
Cover Supervisor
Role Cover Supervisor
Salary KR5 £12953.00 - £14247.00
Hours8.00 - 3.30 (term time only)
Reporting to Data Manager
Name:
Main Purpose
- To supervise whole classes undertaking pre-prepared activities provided by a teacher during the short-term absence of a classroom teacher.
- Primary focus to maintain order and keep pupils on task.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Generic
- To ensure that professional duties are fulfilled as specified in the nationally agreed terms and conditions of service for teachers.
- To carry out an appropriate share of supervisory duties in accordance with published information.
- To carry out the appropriate duties as agreed for a tutor or attached team member.
- To be responsible for teaching, learning and student discipline in teaching area and/or on the school site.
- To carry out other duties as may be reasonably required by the Head Teacher.
General
- To make explicit to students the key learning objectives of the prepared lesson(s) and deliver the key areas of the lesson(s) as specified in the three part lesson plan, ensuring that homework is set and noted by students.
- To take the class register at the start of the lesson and note instances where poor punctuality may arise for the attention of the class teacher.
- Ensuring that students comply with the expectations whole school and in department areas to comply with school ethos and health and safety requirements
- To utilise the expertise of the Teaching Assistant (TA) deployed to the class where a TA is allocated.
- To regularly scan students’ work in the course of the lesson(s) providing high quality leadership for the overall learning of students and work individually and in small groups of students as required.
- To check the completion of students’ class work and homework and liaise with the Head of Department to ensure that the work is checked and passed to the Head of Department to be marked beyond a two day staff absence period.
- To support the key duties of the Form Tutor as required by the Leadership Team member managing your cover arrangements, and/or the relevant Head of House.
Key Duties
- Completion of the electronic register.
- Communicating to students the information arising through the daily online staff briefing notes.
- Escorting students to assemblies, supporting a purposeful and reflective atmosphere in assembly and facilitating students’ entrance and exit.
- To subscribe to the aims and values of the school and support its ethos and its policies.
Notes
- All staff are ultimately responsible to the Head Teacher. Your immediate responsibility is to the Schools Systems Manager and beyond this through the Deputy Head Teacher responsible for cover.
- The above job description may be reviewed during the academic year. It may also be amended at any time but you will be given appropriate opportunities to discuss any proposed amendments prior to changes being made.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Swadelands School Person Specification
Cover Supervisor
General
- Enthusiastic support for the school ethos and interest in education.
- Motivated and able to enjoy working with young people, inspiring with a creative approach to problem solving.
- Patience, discretion, understanding and sympathy for different points of view.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and adapt quickly and effectively to change circumstances/situations
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Confident and accurate in ICT skills
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