Tradewind Recruitment
Ellesmere Port | Full-Time | Immediate and September Starts Available
Are you confident leading a classroom and passionate about supporting young people's education?
Tradewind Recruitment is currently recruiting for enthusiastic and reliable Cover Supervisors to work full-time across a range of primary schools in Ellesmere Port. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals considering a career in teaching, experienced Cover Supervisors, Teaching Assistants looking to take the next step, or graduates seeking valuable classroom experience.
Working across a variety of welcoming primary schools, you'll play a key role in ensuring pupils remain engaged in learning when teachers are absent.
The Role
As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for delivering pre-planned lessons and maintaining a positive learning environment across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classrooms.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supervising whole-class learning during teacher absences.
- Delivering pre-set work and ensuring pupils remain on task.
- Managing classroom behaviour in line with school policies.
- Supporting pupils with their learning where appropriate.
- Providing feedback to teaching staff following lessons.
- Building positive relationships with pupils and school staff.
- Promoting a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
No lesson planning or marking is required, allowing you to focus on supporting pupils and maintaining high standards within the classroom.
Who We're Looking For
We are keen to hear from candidates who:
- Have experience working with children or young people.
- Are confident managing groups of pupils.
- Possess strong communication and organisational skills.
- Can remain calm, professional, and adaptable.
- Have a genuine interest in education and child development.
- Are able to quickly build positive relationships within school settings.
Previous experience as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, Youth Worker, Sports Coach, Tutor, or Mentor would be highly beneficial, although full support will be provided for suitable candidates.
The benefits of registering with Tradewind –
- Your income matters: we will always seek to get you the highest rate of pay and will provide you with the best possible advice
- Your development matters: we offer our people free access to over 2,500 CPD courses, webinars and resources via the incredible National College
- Your flexibility matters: we tailor the working week to you – daily supply, long-term contracts and permanent positions available local to you
- Your wellbeing matters: we put people at the heart of everything we do and are proudly a Sunday Times Top 100 employer for 4 years running
- We pride ourselves on our exceptional service to our candidates and are proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer
If you are interested in this Cover Supervisor role in Ellesmere Port, then click 'Apply Now' or get in touch to discuss at
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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