Cover Supervisor

Full Job Description

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Job Title:            Cover Supervisor

Location:            The Greater Horseshoe School, Heathfield TQ12 6RH

Salary:                 £22,905.00 per annum

Hours:                 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:                          Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Cover Supervisor to join our close-knit team at The Greater Horseshoe School, part of Acorn Education.

About the Role

As Cover Supervisor your main objective is to provide high-quality teaching and learning cover across the school. The Cover Supervisor will be responsible for leading whole classes, managing challenging behaviours, and ensuring all pupils remain focused and on track to meet their lesson objectives. This role is crucial in maintaining consistency and continuity of education for the pupils, particularly when teachers are absent or engaged in other school activities.

Key Responsibilities

• To cover some timetabled classes throughout the week in addition to covering general absence etc.
• Deliver high quality lessons and occasionally deal with challenging behaviour in the classroom
• Making sure all students are focused and on track to meeting the lesson objectives
• Prepare the classroom for lessons

Also, as a member of staff at our school you would contribute to:

• The development, organisation and implementation of the school’s policy for the personal and social development of pupils including pastoral care and guidance
• The effective induction of pupils – baseline assessments
• The promotion among pupils of standards of conduct/discipline and proper regard for authority and the encouragement of good behaviour

For a full list of Duties and Responsibilities, please see the Job Description

About Us

The Greater Horseshoe School is an independent special school for pupils aged 8 to 18 years old. The school is situated in a peaceful woodland setting near Newton Abbot in Devon. Our school facilities are complemented by our nearby care farm, where we offer animal care, horticulture and a wide range of outdoor educational activities alongside academic and vocational programmes.

We are committed to providing the best education for pupils with complex needs. We offer a unique tailored programme for every pupil, combining a therapeutic approach, outdoor learning and individual academic and vocational programmes to suit each student. Everything that we do is based on thoroughly understanding the needs of our students and how we can best support them in achieving positive outcomes.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care. 

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

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