Graduate Cover Supervisor

Graduate Cover Supervisor | Wolverhampton | ASAP Start | Long-Term Full Time

Got a degree, good people skills, and the ability to confidently walk into a room full of teenagers pretending they’re not listening? You might be exactly who we’re looking for.

We’re working with welcoming secondary schools across Wolverhampton looking for enthusiastic Graduate Cover Supervisors to join them ASAP on a long‑term, full‑time basis.

This is an ideal opportunity for graduates considering a future in teaching, educational psychology, youth work, SEND, or pastoral support. You’ll gain hands‑on classroom experience, develop confidence leading lessons, and build skills that genuinely set you apart for future careers in education.

And yes, you’ll quickly learn that Year 9 can spot uncertainty faster than a Wi‑Fi outage. Don’t worry though, supportive schools and consultants have got your back.

• Full‑time, long‑term Graduate Cover Supervisor opportunities across Wolverhampton
• ASAP starts available
• Supervising pre‑planned lessons across a range of secondary subjects
• Managing classroom behaviour and keeping students engaged with learning
• Supporting students across Key Stages 3 and 4
• Providing additional support throughout the school day where needed
• Building positive relationships with students and staff

• Has recently graduated or is completing a degree
• Is confident, adaptable, and approachable
• Can communicate clearly and lead a classroom professionally
• Has experience working with young people through tutoring, coaching, mentoring, camps, youth work, or similar, although this isn’t essential
• Is interested in a future career within education
• Brings positive energy and resilience to school life

• Fantastic classroom experience before teacher training or further study
• Long-term, full-time stability
• Supportive secondary school environments
• Ongoing CPD and development opportunities
• A dedicated consultant who keeps things straightforward and supportive

• Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy
• Personalised support from a dedicated consultant
• Opportunities in mainstream, SEND, and alternative settings
• Streamlined registration and local bookings
• Referral scheme, earn rewards for referring friends

Thrive trained? Amazing. Schools increasingly value emotionally informed and relationship‑based approaches when supporting students. Not trained yet? No worries, we can help you access FREE Thrive training to strengthen your confidence and classroom toolkit.

Apply now and start building valuable classroom experience that could shape your future career.

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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