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Zest Education has relationships with the majority of schools across London, Staffordshire and the West Midlands.
You can search through our latest jobs below:
Zest Education has relationships with the majority of schools across London, Staffordshire and the West Midlands.
You can search through our latest jobs below:
Cover Supervisor – Secondary School – Sandwell
Step into the classroom and inspire the next generation with Zest Education!
Zest Education is currently recruiting a motivated and reliable Cover Supervisor to work in a thriving secondary school in Sandwell. If you’re confident, enthusiastic, and looking to gain valuable classroom experience, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for delivering pre-set lessons and managing classroom behaviour in the absence of the regular teacher. This is a vital role in ensuring that students remain engaged, focused, and supported during teacher absences.
Key responsibilities include:
Supervising and delivering lessons across KS3 and KS4
Ensuring pupils remain on task and follow lesson plans
Managing classroom behaviour in line with school policies
Supporting students where needed and reporting feedback to staff
This role is ideal for:
Graduates considering a career in teaching
Experienced Cover Supervisors or Teaching Assistants
Individuals with youth work, coaching, or mentoring experience
You should:
Be confident in leading a class of secondary-aged students
Have strong communication and behaviour management skills
Be adaptable, organised, and calm under pressure
The school is based in Sandwell, easily accessible via public transport and with free on-site parking.
Competitive daily pay
Flexible working options to suit your lifestyle
Ongoing support and training from experienced consultants
Ideal stepping stone into teacher training or further education careers
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Georgina at Georgina@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.
We receive new jobs and positions on a daily basis so keep up to date with us on our social media pages too:
Website: https://www.zesteducation.co.uk/
Twitter: @Zest_Education
Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/ZESTEDUCATION
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zest-education/
Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
We pair small agency friendliness with big agency experience and will go above and beyond to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Our priority is to ALWAYS exceed your expectations with unrivalled levels of service.
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