Dorset Council
Cover Supervisor at The Thomas Hardye School
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About the Role
We are seeking to appoint a confident and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to supervise and support students during the short-term absence of teaching staff. You will be skilled at managing behaviour and engaging and motivating students to remain on task and complete work to the best of their ability.
We Require Someone
- Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
- Good at building relationships with young people and other adults.
- Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C/4 or above at GCSE) in English and Maths.
- Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
- With experience in managing whole classes or large groups of students in a school.
Job Details
- Term time only, 39 weeks plus inset days.
- 31.5 hours per week.
- £19,643 to £21,632 annual salary, pay award pending.
- The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
- The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
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Further Information
If you have any queries about the post please contact: Richard Nicholls, Assistant Headteacher, by calling the school number 01305 266064 | 01305 250510.
Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Lauren Pointer, Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) by the deadline.
You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.
About Us
- The Thomas Hardye School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
- We can offer:
- A friendly and supportive working environment.
- The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge, working as part of a Multi Academy Trust, with internal opportunities for career progression.
- A generous pension scheme, employee benefits scheme, on-site nursery, and discounted local gym membership.
- Time off throughout school holidays.
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Important Notes
- This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
- The Thomas Hardye School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates as part of a safeguarding check, and the search will be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. A person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
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