Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor – Gateshead

Location: Gateshead
Contract: Full-Time | Term Time Only
Salary: £120-£130 per day 

Are you a confident and resilient Cover Supervisor with exceptional classroom and behaviour management skills? Do you thrive in a fast-paced secondary school environment where every day brings a new challenge?

We are working with a well established secondary school in Gateshead seeking a proactive Cover Supervisor to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who can confidently lead classes, maintain high expectations, and create a calm, purposeful learning environment in the absence of the class teacher.

The Role

As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for delivering pre-planned lessons across a range of subjects, ensuring pupils remain engaged and on task while maintaining the school’s high standards of behaviour and conduct.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise whole classes during teacher absences using pre-prepared lesson plans.
• Establish a positive, calm, and focused classroom environment.
• Apply the school’s behaviour policy consistently and confidently.
• Manage challenging behaviour effectively using positive behaviour management strategies.
• Encourage pupils to remain engaged, motivated, and focused throughout lessons.
• Support students with varying learning needs while promoting inclusion and participation.
• Liaise with teaching staff and report on lesson progress and any behavioural concerns.
• Contribute positively to the wider school community and uphold safeguarding responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience working as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, Youth Worker, Sports Coach, or in another classroom-based role.
• Outstanding behaviour management and classroom management skills.
• Confident leading classes of up to 30 students independently.
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive role model who can build respectful relationships with young people.
• A genuine passion for supporting students to succeed.
• An enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one).

What We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming secondary school in the heart of Hackney.
• Consistent full-time work with opportunities for long-term progression.
• Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant.
• Competitive daily pay.
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact on students’ learning and development.

If you’re a confident Cover Supervisor who can establish authority, build positive relationships, and maintain high standards of behaviour, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join a school where your classroom management skills will make a real difference.

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are proudly APSCo Compliance+ accredited, reflecting our dedication to the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to thorough compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education, and APSCo guideline

Marnie.leigh@milk-education.co.uk 

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