Cover Supervisor

Summary

We are looking for a hardworking bank of Casual Cover Supervisors to join Harris Academy Wimbledon at this exciting time.

The Cover Supervisors provide cover in the absence of teachers. This is a casual post and you will be contacted by the Cover Manager when we require cover for absent teachers. Full training will be provided.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Supervising lessons for absent teachers
• Allocating, explaining and overseeing cover work set
• Reporting to the Subject Lead any issues with cover work set to include quality or appropriateness of cover
• Offering general assistance to students in completing cover work in class
• Following the in class behaviour management and referral systems
• Taking registers in all lessons and promptly reporting any absences
• Liaising directly with teachers to ensure cover lessons are delivered to a high quality

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to A Level standard or equivalent
• Knowledge of strategies to recognise and reward efforts and achievements towards self‑reliance that are appropriate to the age and development stage of the students
• Basic knowledge of SEN and other learning barriers
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Relevant experience in successfully supervising groups of children aged 11‑16
• Understanding of a secondary school environment

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top‑quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

We are an Outstanding (Ofsted 2023) secondary academy, established in 2018 to provide an excellent education for children in Wimbledon. Two years after opening, we moved into our brand‑new building which is modern, bright and equipped with state‑of‑the‑art facilities in every area of the curriculum. We are oversubscribed and fortunate to have an amazing level of support from the community with waiting lists for entry into every year group of our academy.

Our academy is an exceptional place to learn, providing an ambitious but happy and inclusive environment. We have high expectations of our students of all starting points and abilities. We know that our students will leave us academically successful, but we also want them to be well‑rounded individuals with a highly developed social conscience, ready to lead in their communities and beyond.

Our motto is ‘make a difference’ and our students and staff give nothing except their very best in pursuit of making a difference to their lives and the lives of others around them.

Three words are crucial to how we guide students to be able to ‘make a difference’: independence, integrity and resilience.

Independence…