Trainee Cover Supervisor at Vision for Education in Preston PR1 0AA

Salary: PAYE
Trainee School Cover Supervisor

Preston

Pay: £17 - £25 per hour (salary is dependent on experience and/or qualifications)

Start Date: Immediate/Flexible

If you have a passion for teaching and shaping young minds, this role offers free bespoke training and ongoing support to help you build real classroom experience.

Summary

Vision for Education are seeking Trainee School Cover Supervisors to join our successful supply teaching team and work within our local partner secondary schools across Preston and surrounding areas.

What is a Cover Supervisor?

As a Cover Supervisor, you will be expected to supervise pupils in the absence of a teacher, managing the class and ensuring that pupils remain on task with pre-set work.

You will cover classes across the full range of secondary school subjects, but don’t worry, you are not expected to be a subject specialist in each area. The lesson will always be planned and provided in advance.

The key aspects of the Cover Supervisor role are:

• Facilitate the class’s learning
• Manage behaviour issues
• Record accurate registers
• Provide handover notes to the absent teacher

This role provides a great opportunity to gain experience of working within a secondary school prior to applying to Initial Teacher Training. Although previous experience of working in a secondary school is desirable, it is not essential.

Training

Vision for Education has created a bespoke free of charge Cover Supervisor training programme designed in collaboration with the North East Partnership Teacher Training provision.

Our training programme consists of some online courses and a half-day, in-house training session, covering all aspects of the role including what to expect day-to-day and next steps. Following the session, our team will continue to support you once working within schools, continuing to offer a variety of CPD courses and inclusive support from our experienced and friendly team.

Our free bespoke training package includes:

• Developing Safeguarding Knowledge
• Introduction to Managing Behaviour
• Lesson Structure & Classroom Routines
• Building Effective Relationships
• Effective Skills & Qualities
• Understanding Additional Needs

Requirements

Vision for Education are enthusiastic about appointing individuals with a passion for teaching and learning alongside a genuine willingness to learn. No previous experience is required, just transferable skills from previous jobs and past experiences.

The desired Cover Supervisor will have:

• A passion for education, providing high quality care and support to pupils
• A willingness to learn and develop new skills
• A degree or equivalent (desirable)
• Friendly and approachable
• Confidence to be assertive but supportive
• Strong communication skills
• Flexibility to work at short notice

As these Cover Supervisor roles often arise at short notice, individuals who wish to apply for this role should have availability to work from approximately 8:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday, but the role is flexible to work around your logistics. By joining our successful supply teaching pool, we can offer shifts around your schedule, whether you only have availability for 1 day or 5 days per week, we are here to help you.

Benefits

As a Cover Supervisor with Vision for Education, you will benefit from:

• Excellent rates of pay using the PAYE system
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability)
• CPD to support your professional development
• Pension contributions
• Access to a designated consultant
• Social and networking events

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We’re part of The Edwin Group, an education alliance here to do good, and are proud to be named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work in the UK 2024.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Ready to apply?

If you are a cover supervisor who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today through Indeed.

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