Cover Supervisor - Lyndon School

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity

Join Lyndon School a ‘happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff’ (OfSTED 2022).

Lyndon is part of Summit Learning Trust , the leadership at Lyndon is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the Academy on a journey of excellence, with Colleagues that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of a community which values character, ambition and inclusivity. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things.

We are seeking to appoint a cover supervisor who has a good level of experience and is able to cover colleagues’ absence within the lesson across the whole academy curriculum. Candidates will also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as this role requires regular contact with parents, carers, colleagues, learners, and the local community. The successful candidate will also need to be able to demonstrate initiative, and leadership creating an orderly and purposeful environment in which learners can complete the work set during periods of staff absence.

Other essential skill sets involve the ability to be able to work flexibly and prioritise workload, work calmly under pressure and uphold a professional, friendly manner at all times. It is desirable for candidates to have received safeguarding training or have good knowledge about the child safeguarding and protection procedures, however full training will be given.

Purpose of Role:

• to create an orderly and purposeful environment in which learners can complete the work set
• to use specialist skills, training and experience to support, engage and communicate with learners
• to establish productive working relationships with learners, acting as a role model

About the Trust

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include
access to:

• employee assistance programme
• high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
• wellbeing advocates
• lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
• health protection scheme alongside flu jab and eyecare vouchers
• generous employer pension schemes
• excellent holiday entitlement

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.

The Summit Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all colleagues to share this commitment.

How to Apply

To apply please visit our website.

Please note we do not accept CV’s