Cover Supervisor – West Midlands
Supply Today is seeking confident, enthusiastic and reliable Cover Supervisorsto work across a range of secondary schools in the West Midlands. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to build experience within education, support students’ learning, and step into a highly rewarding role.
About the Role:
As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes in the absence of the regular teacher, ensuring pupils remain on task and follow the set lesson plan. You do notneed Qualified Teacher Status, but you must be able to manage classrooms effectively and communicate clearly with students.
Responsibilities:
Deliver pre-prepared lesson plans left by the class teacher
Manage pupil behaviour in line with school policies
Support students with their learning and engagement
Provide feedback to teaching staff on class progress
Maintain a safe, calm and positive learning environment
Supervise pupils during lessons, transitions and at break times when required
Essential Requirements (Legal & Compliance):
To work in a UK school, you mustmeet the following:
Enhanced DBS Certificate on the Update Service(essential)
Right to Work in the UK
Two recent professional referencescovering the last 2 years
Clear safeguarding and vetting checks(carried out by Supply Today)
Good spoken and written English communication skills
Understanding of safeguarding and child protectionprocedures
Classroom or youth-based experience (e.g., tutoring, sports coaching, youth work, support roles, mentoring, or similar)
What Supply Today Offers:
Competitive daily rates of pay
Flexible working patterns across local secondary schools
Long-term and short-term opportunities
Supportive and friendly education recruitment team
Free safeguarding training
Immediate starts available for fully cleared candidates
If you’re passionate about supporting young people and ready to take the next step in your education career, we’d love to hear from you.