Hanson Recruitment Ltd
SEN Cover Supervisor
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Cover Supervisor with SEN Experience
Location: Bristol
Pay Rate: £100 - £130 per day (subject to experience, role, and qualifications)
Hours: Part- or full-time roles during school hours
Hanson Recruitment is working with a large number of schools across the South-West which require teachers, teaching assistants, and cover supervisors.
We are currently recruiting for a cover supervisor with experience in SEN to work in SEN settings both resource bases in mainstream schools and SEN schools. This role involves supervising classes during teacher absences, and ensuring students remain engaged in learning while maintaining a calm, structured, and supportive environment.
Cover Supervisor Responsibilities
- To plan and deliver learning activities to children and young people, differentiating, modifying, and using specialist activities and approaches according to children or young people's responses/needs
- Supervise classes during the short-term absence of teachers.
- Deliver pre-set work, ensuring students stay on task and complete assigned activities.
- Provide targeted support for students with SEN, adapting approaches as needed.
- To support students with SEN to fulfil their academic potential
- To be involved in keeping records and evaluating identified students progress
- To assist with the development and implementation of support plans
- To prepare students beforehand for a task, e.g. pre-teaching
- To supervise practical tasks
- To carry out structured classroom assessment/observation and feedback outcomes
- Under the direction of appropriate professionals and after adequate training, to assist in meeting particular scholars needs, e.g. physical development, speech/language development, and medical needs identified in an approved care plan agreed by parents
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Qualifications & Attributes
- Have previous experience working with children or young people with SEN in a school or specialist setting.
- Be confident managing classroom behaviour using positive behaviour support strategies.
- Show patience, empathy, and a calm, consistent approach.
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be able to follow lesson plans and work independently.
- Hold a degree
- Relevant qualifications such as Team Teach, Positive Behaviour Support, or SEND training are desirable.
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Benefits
By registering with Hanson Recruitment, we can offer you:
- Top rates of pay. We pay PAYE to all our candidates
- Ongoing support at all aspects of your role as a SEN teaching assistant
- Term-time work during weekdays
- Ability to take time-off during exam/holiday periods
- Dedicated education consultant support. One-to-one training sessions could be provided before you start your role by our SEN consultants with over a decade of experience in SEN and Education Recruitment
- Great referral scheme - recommend us and you can receive up to £150 (Terms and Conditions on our website)
Hanson Recruitment is a prominent Education Recruitment agency in Bristol and we are offering top rates of pay, training and support, and referral bonus.
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