Cover Supervisor

Stifford Clays Primary School is seeking a caring, effective and dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our friendly and supportive team. This is a great opportunity for an established Cover Supervisor or for an experienced Teaching Assistant who would like to build on their knowledge and skills. The role is one day per week (Friday), 8.30am to 3.30pm (6 hours 30 minutes per week), 37 weeks per year (term-time only).

Applicants should have experience of:

Maintaining a stimulating, purposeful learning environment. Working with children with SEND. Supervising activities that have been set. Providing feedback to the classroom teacher on the pupils’ progress against lesson plans and conduct. Keeping pupil-related records. Dealing with any immediate problems according to school policies and procedures. Collecting completed work at the end of the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher. Providing additional support to teachers or carrying out administrative tasks when not covering a class. Acting as a role model, setting high expectations of conduct and behaviour.

Why Stifford Clays Primary School? We are a community-focused school for 2 to 11 year olds, located centrally in the Stifford Clays ward of Thurrock. The original infant and junior schools were built in 1954 and were one form of entry. We have a resource base provision for children with autism. Stifford Clays Primary School is an extremely happy and positive school. We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2022) where ‘’pupils love coming to school’’ and “pupils, staff and trustees show great pride in belonging to the Stifford Clays Primary School community.” Our personal development provision is ‘outstanding’. Why SWECET? At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances. We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide. Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence. We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues. If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org. If interested in this vacancy please submit your application for the position as soon as possible, as we may close the advertisement early. South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service