Cover Supervisor

Job Description

ST HELENA SCHOOL

COVER SUPERVISOR

Pay Range: Local Government Scale 5, Point 8

Actual Salary from £17,490

Start Date: 12th April 2021

The Role:

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers.

This post is 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time, plus non-pupil days).

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

SUPPORT FOR THE COVER TEAM

● Collation and organisation of cover work for teaching staff

● Ensuring external cover teachers understand cover work and are given all relevant information

SUPPORT FOR PUPILS

● Supervising pupils engaged in learning activities

● Acting as a role model and set high expectations of conduct and behaviour

● Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom

● Keeping pupils on task and responding to general queries

SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS

● Providing objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson

● Keeping appropriate records as agreed with the teacher

● Promoting positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

· A good standard of education (with a minimum Maths/English GCSE grade A* to C or equivalent)

· Awareness of and working with the School's policies in relation to inclusion, safeguarding and physical contact with students

· Good working knowledge of ICT to support learning and performance of own role

· The ability to establish rapport and respectful and trusting relationships with children

· The ability to demonstrate that you encourage the inclusion of pupils with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties in a mainstream setting

· The ability to demonstrate effective implementation of the school's behaviour management policy

Why work for The Sigma Trust, St Helena School?

We Can Offer You:

· A Competitive Salary

· Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish

· Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

· Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply:

To apply for this post, please complete an application form, available from The Sigma Trust/this website and return it to recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk quoting reference 514. Please read the Notes for Applicants document attached.

Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 10th March 2021

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

Information about the School

St Helena School, part of the Sigma Trust, is a highly-regarded 11-16 co-educational Academy, recognised as Good by Ofsted in 2014 and now on a journey to Outstanding. Located on 17 acres in historic Colchester, the school has a fine blend of traditional and modern facilities and opened a £2.5m new Science block in 2015, and a £2.5m all weather pitch facility in February 2016.

On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust, St Helena has developed and enhanced its development of outstanding professional practice.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.