Cover Supervisor Needed in Barnsley

ASAP Start

£90-£100 per day

Do you have experience working with children?

Are you confident and have good behaviour management skills?

Are you looking to work as a teacher without the QTS?

TeacherActive are looking for strong, flexible and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor for our secondary schools in the Barnsley area. All of the work is set by class teachers and you will be required to follow the lesson plans and ensure behaviour and lesson disruption is at a minimum. You will be able to work full time or part time with roles ranging from daily bookings to long term assignments.

What is required of a cover supervisor?

This is a job that requires you to be confident, flexible, patient and, above all, to enjoy working with young people. The role essentially requires a highly organised individual and great communicator to come into a lesson when a teacher is absent, to cover lessons and manage the classroom’s behaviour.

Typical cover supervisor tasks include:

• Manage the classroom and supervise pupils
• Help pupils carry out pre-arranged tasks and exercises set out by the teacher
• Respond to pupil’s questions and help with their work
• Collect all completed work at the end of the class to be passed on to the teacher
• Report back to teacher or staff about the behaviour of the class and work carried out according to the school’s procedure and processes.
• Deal with any immediate issues such as emergencies in complete accordance with the school’s procedures and policies.

As a Cover Supervisor you will require the following:

• Excellent communication skills alongside good classroom management
• Over 6 months experience within an educational environment
• The ability to cover a variety of subjects
• Good Communication skills
• A good knowledge of the National Curriculum
• A passion for teaching and a desire to make a difference

TeacherActive will be able to offer successful Cover Supervisor a friendly and approachable service along with the following:

• Competitive rates of pay
• An experienced consultant who will support you in your placements
• Introductions to other schools which use Cover Supervisors

All our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you’re paying the right level of Tax and National Insurance, and there’s no messing around with admin charges coming out of your hard-earned cash.

If you are interested in this position, or want to hear about any of my other opportunities, please click ‘apply’ now, and I will be in touch with you to discuss further. Contact me on (url removed) and (phone number removed).

All applicants will be contacted to discuss suitability and then invited to register with TeacherActive.



Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references. We pride ourselves on excellent service. We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.



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TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job-seeking services.