Cover supervisor - Kirkburton Middle School

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Kirkburton Middle School.

Schools are providers of education, and extended learning services, all of which benefit pupils, parents and the local community. Kirkburton Middle School is part of The Mast Academy trust who is a diverse employer that encourages the development of its staff who in turn deliver quality services to pupils and parents whose expectations are constantly rising both in terms of better services and access to them. Employees feel that they are contributing to the local community and making a difference to people’s lives whilst working in a dynamic, fair and flexible environment.

This job is part of our Education Support job family which plays a key role in supporting schools to deliver high quality services.

In your role you will be part of a team within the school. You will support the delivery of an effective education and curriculum function in line with school policies and procedures. You will also provide pastoral support to pupils.

Basic Job Outline

We are seeking an experienced Cover Supervisor who can supervise pupils.  Experience of classroom management and the implementation of strategies for managing behaviour are desirable.

To work under the guidance of the Assistant Headteacher (Standards) to provide cover supervision for the short-term absence of teachers.

Part of this role will also include pastoral support work under the direction of our whole school pastoral lead. As such this is a very rewarding role.

The key areas for the role are:

• To provide classroom supervision for pupils where colleagues are absent from duty.
• To maintain accurate records during the usual teacher’s absence, e.g. feedback to the teacher and accurate registers.
• Work across all year groups in school

Support for Pupils

• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning
• Use specialist knowledge and experience to support pupils to learn in line with their individual learning plans or targets

Main Responsibilities

• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress, achievement, behaviour and attendance
• Encourage pupils to interact and work cooperatively and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance
• Develop 1:1 mentoring relationships with pupils and provide appropriate support at times of crisis

Support for the Teacher

• Work with the teacher to establish a purposeful orderly and productive learning environment
• Work with the teacher and other staff in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lesson plans and resources as appropriate
• Monitor, evaluate and evidence pupils’ progress and provide accurate information and analysis when required
• Undertake the marking of work
• Promote and maintain health and safety through the pro-active management of pupil behaviour dealing promptly with incidents and issues in line with school policies
• Establish constructive relationships with parents and carers, exchanging information sensitively and effectively in a range of matters including progress, behaviour and attendance
• Liaise with other professionals and services as appropriate
• Administer and assess routine tests and invigilate when required
• Provide general administrative support and assist with the development of a range of plans and monitoring systems

Support for the Curriculum

• Support pupils to access the curriculum including, in particular, reading, writing and mathematics.
• Implement agreed learning activities and programmes according to pupils’ needs
• Determine the need for, prepare and maintain equipment and resources
• Monitor and arrange orderly and secure storage of school equipment as required
• Operate and maintain everyday equipment in accordance with instructions, undertaking simple repairs and reporting damage

Applying for the role of Cover Supervisor

If you wish to apply for the post of Cover Supervisor then please complete the application forms found on the Kirkburton Middle School Website.

Completed applications should be returned to:

Mr C Taylor

Headteacher

Kirkburton Middle School

Kirkburton HD8 0TJ

Your application can also be emailed to cmitchell@themast.co.uk  

The job code for this role is KMS117 and should be included on the envelope if posting your application or in the subject field if you are sending using email.

If you would like an informal discussion with regards to the role prior to applying please contact Mrs Catriona Mitchell, Headteacher’s PA on 01484 222737 or email cmitchell@themast.co.uk.

Shortlisting

As part of our safer recruitment process, references will be requested prior to interview. Only in exceptional circumstances will the school interview without references prior, where the candidate does not wish to notify their current employer; applicants must make this clear when submitting an application. Job offers will always be on condition of satisfactory references.

Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates therefore it is essential that your ‘handles’ are accurate to comply with these checks. The information will be treated as strictly confidential and shared with the recruitment panel to validate your suitability for the role that you have applied for. The scope includes relevant qualifications, whether a candidate poses a potential safeguarding risk or reputational damage for the school or trust. The information found may be explored at the interview stage. Data gathered will be recorded as appropriate and destroyed in line with the data protection policy.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview.

Equality Opportunity Monitoring

The Mast Academy Trust wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy and statement. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. 

We would appreciate it if you would complete an equal opportunity monitoring form by following this link.

Dates

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 7 December at 11.00am.

The interview is expected to take place on Tuesday, 13 December 2022.

If we have not contacted you by the end of December 2022, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

The expected start date for the successful candidate would be early January 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.