Cover Supervisor
Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Salary: £18,062 - £28,062 per annum (dependent on experience)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Long-Term & Flexible Opportunities Available
Start Date: Immediate
Launch Your Career in Education
Are you a graduate looking to gain valuable classroom experience? Considering a future in teaching but want to explore the profession before committing to teacher training?
Protocol Education is seeking enthusiastic and confident Cover Supervisors to work in secondary schools across Southend-on-Sea. This is an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand experience in education while developing transferable skills in leadership, communication, and behaviour management.
The Role
As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising classes in the absence of the regular teacher, ensuring students remain engaged and on task with pre-planned work.
Key responsibilities include:
Supervising whole classes during teacher absences
Delivering pre-set lesson materials and instructions
Managing classroom behaviour effectively
Supporting students to remain focused and engaged
Creating a positive and productive learning environment
Building positive relationships with students and school staff
Ideal Candidate
This role would suit someone who:
Holds a degree in any subject
Is considering a career in teaching, education, or youth work
Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
Is confident managing groups of young people
Can adapt quickly to new environments
Is reliable, professional, and enthusiastic
What We Offer
Competitive weekly PAYE pay
Free CPD training, including safeguarding and behaviour management
Flexible working opportunities to suit your availability
Dedicated support from your own specialist consultant
Access to a variety of local secondary schools
Opportunities within mainstream, SEND, and alternative provisions
Valuable classroom experience that supports teacher training applications and future education careers
Why Become a Cover Supervisor?
A Cover Supervisor role is one of the best pathways into teaching. You'll gain practical classroom experience, develop confidence working with young people, and build the skills needed for a successful career in education.
Apply today and take your first step into the classroom.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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