Cover Supervisor

Full Job Description

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Job Title:         Cover Supervisor

Location:         New Barn School, Welford, Newbury, RG20 8HZ

Salary:             Up to £30,000 per annum 

Hours:             40 hours per week; Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30 and 1x5:00pm finish 

Contract:         Permanent, Term Time only 

UK applicants only. UK applicants only.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Cover Supervisor to join our close-knit team.

Our Vision - We believe that with a great education, every neurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.

Job Purpose 

• 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 • Help any students who are struggling with the work set for their cover lessons
• Undertake such duties as are delegated by SLT 

Key Task Areas and Responsibilities 

The specific nature and balance of these responsibilities will vary according to the needs of the school and may be shared. Cover Supervisor responsibilities

• To carry out duties of a schoolteacher as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
• To carry out the duties of a general class teacher as detailed in the school’s class teacher job description
• To be responsible for teaching across Key Stages 3 & 4. The Internal Organisation, Management and Control of the School
• Maintaining and developing the ethos, values and overall purposes of the school
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school and policies for their implementation
• To contribute to planning improvement which will translate school aims and policies into actions
• Implementing the Local Authorities and Governing Body’s policies on equal opportunity issues for all staff and pupils in relation to sex, gender, race, disability and special needs
• The efficient organisation, management and supervision of school routines

About us

New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6–19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities.

New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The school is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages.

Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. 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.

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 and vulnerable young adults 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 the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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