What skills and experience we're looking for
HVH is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor Coordinator to join our team and make a real difference to the young people who attend our school. You must have a passion for building positive relationships with young people to help them achieve more than they thought possible. The successful candidate should be a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional and have a desire to support students
The Cover Supervisor Coordinator leads the of Cover Supervisor who supervise lessons during the short-term absence of teachers and who are at times are asked to undertake administrative tasks in departments. The Cover Supervisor Coordinator will also act as a Cover Supervisor.
The role will include:
• Coordinating cover for classes in the absence of staff including liaising with supply staff/agencies
• Supervision of whole classes in the absence of a teacher
• Delivering lessons across a range of subjects following the plans left by the class teacher
• Keeping the children on task for the work they have been set and ensure it is completed
• Maintaining a purposeful learning environment in the classroom
• Provision of in-class support and assisting if they have any questions or working with small groups of students or individually on a one-to-one basis.
• To support students in and outside of the classroom
• Assist with additional classroom duties when required
What the school offers its staff
Hednesford Valley High School recognises its employees as the most important asset and critical to its success. To demonstrate this all staff are offered the following benefits:
• Excellent working environment.
• A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
• Termly “Deep Work” days to support your role.
• Continued professional development opportunities.
• Pay progression and recognition of continuous service.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
Access to comprehensive and flexible Employee Assistant Programmes which include:
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Online gym classes
• Health and wellbeing support and advice e.g., Men’s Health, Wellbeing Action Plans, Better Sleep, Relaxation and Meditation, Understanding Menopause.
• Financial advice services
• Think Well, fast track counselling service.
• Physiotherapy
• Eye-sight testing
• Retail discounts in supermarkets, high street shops, restaurants and days out.
• Free car parking
• Free staff tea and coffee
• Flexible working opportunities are available.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. The selected candidate will also have social media checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.