Job Description

Are you confident, adaptable and able to build positive relationships with young people? We are looking for a Cover Supervisor to join Lift Maltings and help maintain high-quality learning when teachers are absent.

About the role

As a Cover Supervisor, you will provide essential classroom cover during planned and unplanned teacher absence. You will deliver pre-prepared lesson materials across a range of subjects, explain tasks clearly and ensure students remain focused, complete their work and behave appropriately.

You will help create a calm and orderly learning environment, support students who need additional help, including those with SEND, complete attendance registers and provide feedback to teaching and pastoral colleagues. You may also support student supervision during breaks, lunchtimes and other wider academy activities when required.

Key responsibilities

Supervise lessons in the absence of the class teacher and deliver pre-prepared lesson materials
Maintain a positive, calm and orderly classroom, applying the academy behaviour policy consistently
Support students to understand and complete assigned work, including providing appropriate support to students with SEND
Complete attendance registers, collect completed work and provide clear feedback to the class teacher
Liaise with teaching, SEND and pastoral colleagues where student support or welfare issues arise
Support wider academy duties, including student supervision during breaks, lunchtimes and other activities when required
What we're looking for

GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or equivalent, together with A levels or an equivalent Level 3 qualification
Experience of working with children and young people and the confidence to supervise whole classes
Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies and the ability to remain calm, patient and resilient
Clear and effective communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students and colleagues
Adaptability and flexibility to work across different subjects, age groups and changing daily priorities
Strong teamwork, organisation and the ability to plan and prioritise your workload while maintaining confidentiality
A commitment to safeguarding, equality and inclusion; experience in education, a degree or PGCE, Google Workspace and Arbor knowledge are desirable
About Lift Maltings

Lift Maltings is an 11-16 school based in Witham, Essex. Situated between the cities of Chelmsford and Colchester, the school has 900 students on roll and benefits from a modern, purpose-built site opened in 2011. With excellent transport links to London, our staff and students can take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities the capital provides. Free car parking facilities are available on site.

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

How we support you

We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.

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Information about the School

Lift Maltings is a mixed secondary school in Witham, Essex and is part of Lift Schools, a national network of schools created to provide thousands of students with the best possible education.

Our core purpose is to provide our students with a well rounded learning experience that is of the highest standard so that they can stand shoulder to shoulder with others confidently.

It is our aim to instil the ambition in our students that they need to achieve that their aspirations and goals, and for those aspirations to not be limited by any preconceptions they or other may have of them. Our students should leave us at Lift Maltings feeling empowered to do absolutely anything they have their mind set on be that academically or personally.

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

-We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. -With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. -We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.