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Cover Supervisor
Cover Supervisor – Handsworth Wood
Rate of Pay: £110 - £130 (Dependant on Experience) Location: Handsworth Wood
About the Role
As a Cover Supervisor within a primary school setting in Handsworth Wood, you will:
- Support children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) in accessing learning and reaching their full potential
- Take full class responsibility during:
- PPA (Planning, Preparation & Assessment) time
- Teacher absence periods
- Deliver pre-prepared lessons and activities under guidance
- Manage classroom behaviour as per school policy
- Maintain students on task and provide feedback to staff on lesson outcomes and pupil engagement
- No lesson planning required (lessons are pre-prepared).
Job Requirements
To be successful, you must:
- Have essential prior experience in:
- Supporting children with SEND in schools or care settings
- Hold a degree in education or an equivalent qualification
- Demonstrate a:
- Patient, nurturing, and empathetic approach
- Strong ability to work collaboratively and independently
- Possess excellent communication skills for engagement with both:
- Pupils
- Staff
- Adhere to safeguarding principles and methodologies, helping to:
- Protect children’s welfare
- Provide an:
- Enhanced DBS check (on the update service), or confirm willingness to obtain it through Connex Education
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Key Benefits with Connex
- Competitive weekly pay rate
- PAYE system with weekly payments
- Access to fully funded formal qualifications, including:
- Level 2 SEND (Supporting Individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant
- Level 4 Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HTLA)
- Level 5 Teaching English to Foreign Language Classes (TEFL)
- Career progression opportunities through:
- Connex’s Care to Classroom conversion course for aspiring educators
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Protected Characteristics & Policy Statement
- All job offers are made subject to:
- Successful background checks, including a DBS verification
- Equal opportunities policy: Connex Education Partnership is firm in upholding disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, racial, cultural and religious diversity without discrimination.
- Decision-making for roles is based solely on merit—protected attributes (marital status, religion, sexual orientation, race, etc.) are never considered.
- Connex operates as both an employment agency and an employment business.
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