Cover Supervisor

Overview

As a Cover Supervisor, you support schools when teachers are absent, ensuring lessons run smoothly and students stay engaged. You bring confidence, energy, and professionalism to create a safe, productive learning environment. You’ll work with schools across multiple areas, with full training and ongoing support available. This role offers flexible hours and a strong work–life balance while helping pupils reach their potential.

Pay / Benefits

• full training and ongoing support
• flexible full-time/part-time opportunities
• excellent work-life balance
• online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training
• paid holiday pay (12.07%)
• opportunities to progress to permanent roles

Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-planned lessons and activities provided by teaching staff
• Supervise whole classes and keep students engaged in learning
• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies
• Create a positive, safe, and productive learning environment
• Support the wider school team to ensure pupils have a successful school day

Key requirements

• Right to work in the UK
• Experience with children, young people, or roles in education, care, sport, youth work, hospitality, or customer-facing fields (beneficial)
• Confident, organised, adaptable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Calm under pressure and positive when facing challenges
• Willingness to undertake training and safeguarding checks

• confidence
• patience
• professionalism
• DBS check
• online safeguarding training
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service

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