Cover Supervisor - Harris Federation : Job Details

At Harris Academy Purley, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our excellent students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you.

Working at Harris Academy Purley, you will make a real difference to the lives of young people and their families in South London who value the learning and school environment we offer. Our school is oversubscribed; we have families, from a number of boroughs, who choose us for the high standard of education we provide, and staff come from across London as well as Sussex and Surrey to come and work with us.

You will be given ample opportunities to develop and progress your career, and all staff are encouraged to develop their interests and areas of expertise. Our professional development is tailored to ensure all staff are able to continue learning regardless of their role or stage of career.

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.

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.

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 includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.