What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a Cover Supervisor to join our Cover Team. You will be responsible for the learning, behaviour and progress of classes during the absence of the designated teacher. You will also cover a duty rota of pre and post school activities within working hours.
At the heart of the role is creating the conditions for effective student learning, through positive classroom management, delivery, relationships with students and organisation, and through care for students including responsibility for their behaviour and safety. Ensuring that students can learn from activities planned by teachers for lessons.
You will ideally have previous experience of working in a classroom environment and will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Personal qualities should also include energy, enthusiasm, assertiveness, high standards, a strong personality, a sense of humour and you must be a team player.
What the school offers its staff
We offer a range of benefits, including:
• Full access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Training and development opportunities (CPD)
• Access to Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to an employee benefit scheme, which offers discounts across a range of products and services from health and wellbeing to leisure and retail.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 helpline for free and confidential advice
You will find us to the north of the historic city of York in an excellent learning environment with superb facilities.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.