• Graduate
  • Birmingham
  • Job Area: Birmingham

University Graduate – Sutton Coldfield

Job Description

If you’re a recent graduate, sports coach or have had recent school-based experience, and you’re hoping for more flexible working hours, listen up!

We have an array of Secondary Schools across Birmingham (around Sutton Coldfield, Aston, Erdington and more) that are looking for Cover Supervisors, these roles will be to start ASAP and throughout the rest of the year!

  • A cover supervisor’s primary role is to supervise pupils in the absence of their normal teacher, they will deliver high quality, pre-planned lessons to groups of 11-18 year old students.
  • A cover supervisor doesn’t need to prepare any work, as this is pre-planned by the classroom teacher, you will be expected to deliver the work to students, manage classroom behaviour and ensure students remain focused on the work set and provide feedback to relevant people within schools.

To be a successful Cover Supervisor we look for experience of 20 days or more working with children and/or young people. This role is a great steppingstone to get into a career in teaching. Ideally you will hold a degree, but this isn’t a necessity.

There are both part and full times positions available.

The role of a Cover Supervisor is varied, challenging, but also very rewarding and fun, if you want to be a part of this, apply now!

Pay will be dependent on references and experience.

‘If you are interested in this temporary position or want to find out more, call Becky Nicholas on 0121 803 8880, email becky@zesteducation.co.uk with your interest or apply for this job through this advert.

Zest Education are an REC 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: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years, teaching within a school teaching the British Curriculum).

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  • Graduate
  • Birmingham
  • Job Area: Birmingham

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