Cover Supervisor - Aylesbury High School (Girls)
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
We are looking for a Cover Supervisor to supervise and deliver cover lessons on behalf of absent teachers and provide administrative support as required.
To promote the aims of the school, as expressed in the Vision and Mission.
To supervise and deliver cover lessons for absent teachers and provide administrative support as required
32½ hours/week for term-time plus INSET days. Hours are 8:30am-3:30pm with 30 minutes for lunch. This appointment will be on a temporary basis..
Term time only
Salary Type: AHS Pay Range 3
Salary details: Full time - £27,310 - £29,295
Contract type: Temporary/Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus INSET days
Closing date: 09/12/2024 15:30
Interviews to be held: After closing date
About us
Aylesbury High School (AHS) is a forward-thinking girls’ grammar school that values both academic and pastoral excellence and co-curricular opportunities with the vision of developing uniquely talented young adults, who are independent, strong and confident
We create a welcoming environment which draws the very best from all in our community. Achieved by providing an ambitious education that stimulates creative and critical thinking, values diversity and facilitates dynamic personal development.
The AHS values are Confidence, Respect, Engagement, Aspiration, Teamwork and Enjoyment and we want all our community to experience, develop and demonstrate these characteristics both within the curriculum and through our extensive co-curricular offering.
Website: http://www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/about-the-school/staff-vacancies/
About the role
Key Aim: To establish and maintain a positive and productive learning environment in the classroom whilst also promoting the values of the school.
Ensuring you have your timetable and details of work for the day
Familiarise yourself with registration procedure and lessons and liaise with subject staff as appropriate
Use SIMS/Edulink to register attendance
Collect, distribute and return materials as outlined on the Cover Sheet
Display work on the board
Whenever possible guide students and deal with any queries
Ensure students are on task and that work set is completed
Record how far students got with the work and report any issues of concern
Ensure room is tidy and litter-free before dismissing the students
Additional Duties
An understanding of and commitment to the safeguarding requirements associated with such a role
Provide cover for the absence of other student facing non-teaching staff, where possible, to maintain the day to day running of the school.
Provide administrative support as requested by teachers and co-ordinated by the Cover Officer.
Have an awareness of and implement school policies as appropriate
Participate in all staff training days
Assist with invigilation or scripting of exams, where necessary
Self-Evaluation and Improvement
Contribution to whole school self-evaluation will take the form of:
Participating in the AHS Appraisal Process
Participating in CPD/Training activities
The requirements of the post may vary from time to time without altering its essential nature or level of responsibility.
About you
Qualifications
Maths and English to GCSE grade 5 / C or equivalent (essential)
Experience
Working within a team (essential)
Working to tight deadlines (essential)
Planning your own workload (essential)
Experience of working with young people, preferably in a school setting (desirable)
Knowledge
IT competency (essential)
An understanding of and a commitment to the safeguarding requirements associated with the role (essential)
Use of Google products to a competent level (desirable)
Use of SIMS (desirable)
Skills/Competencies
The ability to work independently and to take direction (essential)
Excellent oral and written communication skills (essential)
Excellent interpersonal skills (essential)
Excellent organisational skills (essential)
High attention to detail and a high level of accuracy (essential)
The ability to be reactive and proactive (desirable)
The ability to be creative and innovative (essential)
Other information
Please complete the AHS application form and include a covering letter
Applications can be: e-mailed to: [email protected] or posted to: Mrs Lisa Greenway, Finance & Operations Director, Aylesbury High School, Walton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7SX
CVs alone cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons.
If you are shortlisted for this post, you will also be required to complete a self-disclosure form as part of the recruitment process; this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Statement is attached. The appointment will be subject to references, which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate.
AHS is an equal opportunities employer
We encourage early applications for all vacancies and reserve the right to close our vacancies at any time should the right candidates be found.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 174 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
- All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
