Tutor. Education & Training

Cover Supervisor with SEN Experience

Pay Rate: £100 - £130 per day (subject to experience and qualifications). This role is during school hours.

Location:

Bath

Hours:

Part-time during school hours

The role is for a cover supervisor with experience in SEN to work in SEN settings across Bristol – both resource bases in mainstream schools and SEN schools. It involves supervising classes during teacher absences, ensuring students remain engaged in learning while maintaining a calm, structured, and supportive environment.

• Plan and deliver learning activities to children and young people, differentiating, modifying and using specialist activities and approaches according to children or young people's responses/needs.
• Supervise classes during the short‑term absence of teachers.
• Deliver pre‑set work, ensuring students stay on task and complete assigned activities.
• Provide targeted support for students with SEN, adapting approaches as needed.
• Support students with SEN to fulfil their academic potential.
• Keep records and evaluate identified students' progress.
• Assist with the development and implementation of support plans.
• Prepare students beforehand for a task, e.g. pre‑teaching.
• Supervise practical tasks.
• Carry out structured classroom assessment/observation and provide feedback outcomes.
• Under the direction of appropriate professionals and after adequate training, assist in meeting particular scholars' needs (e.g. physical development, speech/language development, and medical needs identified in an approved care plan agreed by parents).

• Have previous experience working with children or young people with SEN in a school or specialist setting.
• Be confident managing classroom behaviour using positive behaviour support strategies.
• Show patience, empathy, and a calm, consistent approach.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to follow lesson plans and work independently.
• Hold a degree.
• Relevant qualifications such as Team Teach, Positive Behaviour Support, or SEND training are desirable.

• Top rates of pay – PAYE to all candidates.
• Ongoing support at all aspects of your role as a SEN teaching assistant.
• Term‑time work during weekdays.
• Ability to take time‑off during exam/holiday periods.
• Dedicated education consultant support – one‑to‑one training session could be provided before you start by our SEN consultants with over a decade of experience in SEN and Education Recruitment.
• Referral scheme – recommend us and you can receive up to £150 (terms and conditions on our website).