Cover Supervisor/Administrator – Term Time Only

Cover Supervisor & Administrator- Term Time Only

Department – Admissions and Student Services
Salary –  £28,340 (£31,986 FTE)
Grade – Band 4
Hours of Work – 35 hours a week Term Time Only
Contract Type – Permanent
Responsible to – Assistant Director of Admissions and Student Services

Would you like to work somewhere unique, where you make a difference?

Are you confident and comfortable working with young people in a supervisory role in the classroom?

We are looking for:

An enthusiastic and creative Cover Supervisor and Administrator to join our team.

The vacancy would suit anyone who wants to work in an exceptional, high-achieving school that is holistic, celebrates difference and embraces diversity.

The BRIT School is a unique institution offering specialist education in the arts and related technologies, alongside the full range of National Curriculum subjects. It is sponsored by the British Record Industry Trust and has a unique relationship with the performing arts industries.

The BRIT School runs a 5 Term academic year with some school holidays falling at different times to the usual Local Authority school breaks.

Please see our website for further details of our term dates.

Job Overview:

To provide teaching cover during the absence of a teacher, and to provide general administrative support and supervision duties as required.

Cover Duties :

• Cover lessons in the absence of the timetabled teacher, supervising the delivery of the established cover work by effectively communicating the work set to students;
• Secure and sustain an effective learning environment;
• Foster a climate of positive attitude towards learning;
• Oversee the collection of resources needed in order to effectively deliver the covered lessons/sessions;
• Provide brief pro-forma led feedback to teachers on the delivery of the covered lesson;
• Undertake form/lunchtime/break duties, etc. including registration cover as required;
• Assist in classes within a designated subject area, i.e. support delivery of subject lessons alongside the timetabled teacher;
• Assist in exam invigilation;
• To provide cover in support staff areas of the school where required, including Reception, Student Services, and the Library;
• Supervise students and help staff on school visits and trips;
• Monitor your own progress in achieving targets, evaluating the effects of your supervision and using this analysis for improvement;
• Be involved in identified initiatives and their monitoring and evaluation;
• Work with teachers to clarify teaching objectives in lessons, understand the sequence of teaching and learning the subject, and communicate such information to students;
• Seek guidance as appropriate on the choice of learning methods to meet the needs of their subject and of different students;
• Ensure opportunities are taken to develop students’ literacy, numeracy and ICT skills;
• Use information about students’ achievement in previous classes and schools to secure good working relationships with learners;
• Act consistently within departmental and school wide rewards and sanctions policies;
• Liaise with colleagues regarding individual learners’ development and in rewarding positive behaviour;
• Ensure the effective and efficient management and organisation of learning during cover lessons;
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection & safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person;
• Attend and participate in regular calendared meetings;
• Participate in training and other learning activities;
• Take part in the school’s performance management cycle;
• To undertake any other duties or one-off tasks at the reasonable request of the Principal/SLT/Line Manager.

Administrative duties 

• To keep the School’s MIS/database system up to date and utilise it for data entry and retrieval;
• To be responsible for answering the phone lines on the main reception desk, dealing with student, parent/carer and public queries;
• Issue and reissue Student ID Cards, ensuring students are charged as appropriate;
• To carry out administrative tasks throughout the department including filing, record keeping, photocopying, etc;
• To assist with staff requests for communications to students and parents/carers by means of the “Jira” Helpdesk;
• Photocopy material for school use, including internal examination papers and other booklets and leaflets as required, trimming, binding and packaging of finished items where necessary;
• Monitor the progress of the copying runs and quality check samples;
• To respond to reprographics requirements of staff in a timely manner.