Graduate

Graduate

Are you a recent graduate eager to start a rewarding career in education?
Zest Education is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for graduates to work as Cover Supervisors in vibrant and diverse secondary schools across Derby. This role is perfect for those who are passionate about supporting young people, developing leadership skills, and gaining valuable classroom experience before pursuing teacher training or other education-based careers.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Cover Supervisor, you will play a vital role in maintaining continuity of learning in the classroom. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supervising secondary school classes during teacher absences.
• Delivering pre-prepared lesson plans and ensuring pupils remain focused and engaged.
• Managing classroom behaviour in line with school policies, using positive and professional approaches.
• Building relationships with students, supporting their learning, and being a positive role model.
• Gaining first-hand insight into school life, curriculum delivery, and classroom management.

This role is ideal for:

• Recent university graduates looking for a meaningful first step into education.
• Confident, proactive, and enthusiastic individuals who enjoy working with young people.
• Those exploring a future in teaching, educational psychology, or school leadership.
• Candidates seeking flexible part-time hours or consistent long-term placements.

Why join Zest Education?

At Zest, we’re passionate about matching great people with great schools. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive rates of pay and weekly pay options.
• Flexible working arrangements to fit your lifestyle.
• Full support and guidance from our friendly, experienced consultants.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Secondary Team at secondary@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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