General Cover – Wigan

Role: Adhoc Cover Supervisors

Location: Wigan

Start: ASAP

Contract: Temporary opportunities

Prospero are working in partnership with a number of secondary schools located in Wigan. The schools are working with Prospero to build up a pool of cover supervisors to assist with daily cover needs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for educators with a range of experience to secure regular work with a local school, providing opportunity to familiarise yourself with staff and pupils of the school. Working as a cover supervisor, you will be supervising classes during the absence of a teacher, providing short term cover, and helping the students with their learning assisted by well-planned lessons for you to work with. This is a great opportunity for experienced educators or graduates who are working towards a career in education to gain school-based experience on a flexible basis.

The ideal candidate:

• A graduate seeking school-based experience before applying for a teacher training course.
• Sports coaches who are experienced in working with young people outside of a school environment.
• A person who may have experience within the military of prison services, working with challenging behaviour or vulnerable people.
• An educator who may have school-based experience but no QTS or teacher qualification.
• A teaching assistant or learning support assistant who is keen to further their experience. Teaching Personnel can also support with this by putting you through our free online cover supervisor course.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Recent Graduate, with a 2:1 or higher
• Previous experience working in a UK school
• Previous experience working in a leadership role
• Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year
• Up to date Prevent training issued in the last year

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references covering the last 2 years

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Prospero Teaching can offer the successful candidate:

• Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team

Proud to be listed in the Times as one of ‘The Best Companies To Work For’, Prospero Teaching is an innovative and forward-thinking recruitment agency. With over two decades of experience, our education consultants work hard to find you the most suitable role, from a wide range of teaching jobs across the UK, in thousands of excellent schools, academies, and nurseries. We are an APSCO-audited education agency, and our awards for excellence demonstrate our commitment to high-quality service and best practice.