Cover Supervisor

Southgate School

Cover Supervisor

Salary Not Specified

Southgate School, Cockfosters, Enfield

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 5 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 5c332edd0d8c4cb2b63452e1d514ec02

Full Job Description

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and efficient candidate to join our team. We are looking for a Cover Supervisor with the relevant experience and understanding to support our student body. Experience of working in a school and some teaching or teaching support experience is essential. We are looking to appoint someone with a calm manner and the ability to motivate students. Cover teachers are provided with work set by staff and are tasked with supporting students to complete the work in the absence of their class teacher. At Southgate we have a team of 3 permanent cover supervisors who are well known to students and give some stability on occasions where the teacher is absent.

Why work at Southgate School

  • You will be joining a highly successful school with a national profile of excellence in teaching and learning, teacher training and student outcomes.

  • Friendly staff and supportive working environment.

  • We will provide you with exceptional support and provide excellent opportunities such as access to the Middlesex Learning Trust (MLT) Leadership Programme which has been implemented to support retention of our staff and provide clear career pathways within the Trust. Through this programme the MLT is able to identify and utilise the best practitioners and leaders to coach and mentor across the Trust.

  • A range of benefits, including the Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme and free onsite parking.


  • Location

    Southgate School is situated in the London Borough of Enfield (Outer London) and it has excellent transport links. We are five minutes away from Oakwood Tube Station on the Piccadilly Line and central London is only 20 minutes away. We have parking on site and are also very well-connected by local bus routes. Additionally, there are plenty of shopping facilities, entertainment and recreational facilities nearby.

    This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and efficient candidate to join our team. We are looking for a Cover Supervisor with the relevant experience and understanding to support our student body. Experience of working in a school and some teaching or teaching support experience is essential. We are looking to appoint someone with a calm manner and the ability to motivate students. Cover teachers are provided with work set by staff and are tasked with supporting students to complete the work in the absence of their class teacher. At Southgate we have a team of 3 permanent cover supervisors who are well known to students and give some stability on occasions where the teacher is absent.

    Why work at Southgate School
  • You will be joining a highly successful school with a national profile of excellence in teaching and learning, teacher training and student outcomes.

  • Friendly staff and supportive working environment.

  • We will provide you with exceptional support and provide excellent opportunities such as access to the Middlesex Learning Trust (MLT) Leadership Programme which has been implemented to support retention of our staff and provide clear career pathways within the Trust. Through this programme the MLT is able to identify and utilise the best practitioners and leaders to coach and mentor across the Trust.

  • A range of benefits, including the Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme and free onsite parking.


  • Location

    Southgate School is situated in the London Borough of Enfield (Outer London) and it has excellent transport links. We are five minutes away from Oakwood Tube Station on the Piccadilly Line and central London is only 20 minutes away. We have parking on site and are also very well-connected by local bus routes. Additionally, there are plenty of shopping facilities, entertainment and recreational facilities nearby.