Cover Supervisor

Location:

Basildon

Salary: £110-£140 per day

Start date:

ASAP

If you can command a classroom, build positive relationships with young people, and inspire students to stay focused on their learning, you may be a good fit for this Cover Supervisor role. We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident, and proactive teacher who can deliver a positive learning environment in a secondary school in Grays.

As a Cover Supervisor you will supervise classes during short‑term absences of teachers, ensuring students remain engaged, focused, and on task. You will also deliver pre‑planned lessons across a variety of secondary subjects, manage classroom behaviour, support students with classwork, encourage student progress and independence, provide feedback to teaching staff, support pupils across Key Stages 3 and 4, promote safeguarding, assist with exam invigilation, school trips, enrichment activities, and wider school events as required.

• Supervise whole‑class learning during teacher absences
• Deliver pre‑planned lessons across a variety of secondary subjects
• Maintain strong classroom behaviour management and positive learning environments
• Support students with classwork, engagement, and lesson participation
• Encourage student progress, confidence, and independent learning
• Provide feedback to teaching staff regarding student behaviour and attainment
• Support students across Key Stages 3 and 4
• Promote positive behaviour, safeguarding, and high expectations throughout the school day
• Assist with exam invigilation, school trips, enrichment activities, and wider school events where required

• Strong communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills
• Confident managing classroom behaviour and leading groups of young people
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Flexible, adaptable, and resilient within a fast‑paced secondary school environment
• A passion for education, student wellbeing, and supporting young people's development
• Previous experience working with young people, schools, sports coaching, tutoring, mentoring, or youth work is desirable but not essential

• Competitive daily pay rates
• A supportive and collaborative secondary school environment
• Opportunities for ongoing CPD, training, and career progression
• Excellent experience for aspiring teachers, graduates, and education professionals
• Flexible work opportunities within education and training
• Dedicated support from experienced education consultants

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection. Successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS on the update service or completing an application for a new check.