Cover Supervisor, ACADEMICS
Posted 1 day ago by Guardian Jobs
Negotiable
Undetermined
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Wickford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Cover Supervisor at a secondary school in Wickford involves guiding KS3 and KS4 students through English lessons by delivering pre-set work and maintaining classroom order. The ideal candidate should possess a sense of humor and the ability to manage a classroom effectively. This position is available for immediate start and can be part-time or full-time. The role does not require grading essays but focuses on supervising students and ensuring they stay on task.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervising English lessons with confidence and humor.
- Delivering pre-prepared cover work.
- Keeping students on task and engaged.
- Channeling a strict but fair demeanor when necessary.
- Being a dependable adult in the classroom.
Key Skills:
- Strong classroom management skills.
- Ability to deliver pre-set lesson plans.
- Good sense of humor and interpersonal skills.
- Adaptability and quick thinking.
- Familiarity with the English curriculum.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Wickford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Education
Job Advert: Cover Supervisor (English) - Wickford KS3-KS4 | Part-Time / Full-Time | Immediate Start
Are you the kind of person who can walk into a room of teenagers and still remember why you got into education? Can you keep calm, keep order, and keep a straight face when a Year 9 confidently insists that Shakespeare "didn't have Wi-Fi so obviously wrote slowly"? If yes, we want YOU!
About The Role
We're looking for a Cover Supervisor to swoop into our Wickford secondary school and heroically guide KS3 and KS4 students through their English lessons. You won't need to mark essays about metaphors that aren't metaphors-but you will need to deliver pre-set work, maintain classroom harmony, and occasionally repeat the phrase "Phones away, please" like a calming mantra.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supervising English lessons with confidence, humour, and possibly caffeine
- Delivering pre-prepared cover work (because we know teaching from scratch is a whole other saga)
- Keeping students on task-even the ones who claim the dog ate their Chromebook
- Channeling your inner Shakespeare/Attenborough/Strict-But-Fair Parent when needed
- Being the dependable adult in the room… even if you occasionally Google the poem too