Cover Supervisor

About this role

Primary
Purpose:

To provide classroom cover support in the academy by supervising classes of
students using resources and plans from their teacher in order for them to
continue their learning.

To always practice and teach the
academy’s core values: Work Hard. Be Kind. No Excuses.

Responsible
to:

Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning) via Senior Cover
Supervisor

Personal Qualities

• Behaves
  consistently with the Academy and Trust’s values in their interactions with
  internal and external stakeholders.
• Treats people with respect
  and in a fair and consistent way.
• Recognises when
  colleagues are under pressure and volunteers to assist them where possible.
• Works within teams
  and across boundaries to share knowledge and achieve results.
• Identifies and
  builds relationships required to achieve the best outcomes for the team.
• Generously shares
  their time, knowledge, expertise and talent to support others’ success.
• Creates
  opportunities to enhance the experience of the students through their daily
  tasks.
• Maintains focus and
  drive to achieve quality outcomes.
• Focuses their time
  and efforts on issues that will have the greatest impact on agreed objectives.
• Anticipates
  responses and plans their approach accordingly.

Responsibilities:

• Set
  high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
• Establish
  productive working relationships with students acting as a role model.
• Respond to
  students’ general queries and keep students on task in the teacher’s absence.
• To carry out
  registration where a tutor is missing.
• To follow the
  school reading/tutor programme when covering during tutor time.
• Provide objective
  and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson including
  keeping appropriate records as agreed with the teacher.
• Ensure, as far as
  possible, that students comply with the instructions left by the usual class
  teacher.
• Promote positive
  values, attitudes and good student behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict
  and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take
  responsibility for their own behaviour.
• Make appropriate
  use of equipment and resources.
• Comply with lesson
  plans and instructions from the class teacher.
• Be aware of and
  comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, equal
  opportunities, health and safety and security, confidentiality and data
  protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• In line with the
  operational needs of the school, undertake other duties (e.g. supervising
  examinations) when needed.
• Participate in
  training and continuing professional development.
• Attend relevant
  school meetings as required
• Maintain an
  awareness of school, national and statutory policies and requirements and apply
  these in the workplace.
• Manage
  behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
• Make a
  positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school by:

o
developing
effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to
draw on advice and specialist support

o
Deploying
support staff effectively in the classroom where the usual class teacher is
absent.

o
Communicate
effectively with parents with regard to pupils’ achievements and well-being as
required.

General:

• Undertake
  break time duties as appropriate.
• Act as
  a tutor.
• Support
  colleagues as appropriate.
• Attend
  after school events such as parents’ evenings.
• To
  attend and actively engage in all professional development.

To undertake any other reasonable duties deemed necessary
by the Headteacher to ensure the smooth running of the academy.