Cover Supervisor

Are you looking for a career in education? 

Would you like to grow your talent & skills, by working in a top-rated school in Bristol? 

Would you like more flexibility and a better work-life balance?

Randstad Education is now recruiting a cover supervisor to work within a secondary school in Bristol 3-5 days per week

Benefits:

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  CPD courses to further your journey in education

  
  


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  Excellent referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn up to *£300 in shopping vouchers

  
  


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  Weekly pay with competitive pay rates

  
  


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  Lesson planning assistance

  
  


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  Flexible working to suit your lifestyle

  
  


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  Experience within school environments

  
  


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  Opportunity to work in various local schools to find the right environment for you

  
  


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  Ability to work on a flexible basis

  
  


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  Dedicated consultant with experience of working in Education

  
  

Required Qualifications & Skills:

The following qualifications are essential to becoming a Cover Supervisor:

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  An enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to get a new one)

  
  


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  Relevant experience with children in the UK with 2 professional references

  
  


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  Eligibility to work in the UK (this is Essential)

  
  


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  Proof of Address (3 months recent) 

  
  


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  Strong work ethic and positive attitude

  
  


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  Overseas Police Check will be required if you have been outside of the UK for a period longer than 6 months in the past 5 years

  
  

Day-to-day duties for a Cover Supervisor include:

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  Supervising pupils, ensuring they are engaged in the classwork.

  
  


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  Helping pupils to become more independent in their learning.

  
  


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  Establishing trust with pupils, interacting with them according to individual needs.

  
  


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  Assisting pupils with tasks as needed.

  
  


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  Creating a safe, positive, supportive classroom environment.

  
  


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  Promoting good behavior, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policies, and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their behavior.

  
  


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  Collecting completed work and returning it to the teacher.

  
  


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  Assisting with the supervision of pupils before and after school and at break times.

  
  

Ideally, you will have:

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  Basic understanding of the national Key Stage Curriculum.

  
  


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  Knowledge of child development and learning.

  
  


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  Skills to self-evaluate your own learning needs.

  
  


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  Ability to cover a wide range of lessons.

  
  


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  Confidence to manage a class of mixed-ability pupils.

  
  


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  Ability to keep students focused and on task.

  
  


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  Ability to provide constructive feedback that encourages pupil’s positive self-esteem.

  
  

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, or just would like some more information, please click apply today and we’ll be in touch ASAP!