Cover Supervisor Teaching/Child Support - Full-time

Folkestone Academy, Folkestone

• Ref:KCC886-6908-267S
• Posted:12/12/2017
• Pay:Academy Range 6 £19,317 pro rata
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:03/01/2018 at 12:00
• Interviews:tbc

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Cover Specialist

To start as soon as possible

Full time, permanent (36.5 hours per week, 08.30 – 17.00 Monday to Friday)

Term time only (38 weeks) plus 2 INSET days

Salary: Academy Range 6 £19,317 pro rata (which equates to £15,861 per annum)

Folkestone All Age Academy offers a state of the art learning environment for over 1500, 11-18 year olds. We value academic rigour, coupled with a unique form of pastoral care and guidance.

We are seeking to recruit a full time Cover Specialist to join our teaching team.

The suitable candidate should be able to demonstrate solid experience of working with children, aged 11-16, and be able to confidently provide high quality supervision to students when a teacher is absent from a class. The work of the cover specialist will enable students to continue their learning and to provide a safe and orderly classroom environment.  In particular, the Cover Specialist will be responsible for supervising whole classes of students in undertaking work that has been set in accordance with the Academy curriculum. This will include ensuring the completion of class based tasks set by the absent teacher, and managing the behaviour of students whilst they are undertaking the work to ensure a constructive learning environment.

Closing date: 12 noon on wednesday 3rd January 2018

Interviews: TBC

To apply, please visit download an application form. Please send to Sally Simmonds HR Manager at recruitment@folkestoneacadmey.com

Applications must be made on Academy Application forms. Please note we cannot accept CVs in isolation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and references will be sought prior to interview.

Information about the school

At Folkestone Academy we foster an environment where students value their education and enjoy their learning and feel inspired to develop their true passions. We offer traditional academic subjects alongside creative arts, sports and a vibrant extra-curricular. We want our pupils to find their talents and be the best they can be.

We believe our purpose is to provide the young people we serve with a powerful education. This education will foster ambitious students who have the confidence to succeed academically and to go on to live fulfilled, successful lives.

We believe that a knowledge-led curriculum delivered by research-engaged, dedicated practitioners is the catalyst necessary to achieve this purpose. Essential to this purpose is our shared commitment to our values.

Folkestone Academy is part of Turner Schools, which is committed to giving a powerful education to local families through schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to ensuring success without selection for our pupils and students by teaching them the core knowledge and life skills they need to thrive in the modern world. Turner Schools is committed to leading schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Our mission is to set a new standard in non-selective education, empowering our pupils and students with cultural capital. In this way we will contribute to the regeneration of the region; we call this mission ‘sea-change’.

Our schools include: Folkestone Academy; Folkestone Primary; Morehall Primary; Martello Primary; and Turner Free School.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and an on-line search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line.Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sally Simmonds, HR Manager
• Address:Academy Lane, Folkestone Academy , Secondary, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
• Telephone: (01303) 842400
• Email: recruitment@folkestoneacademy.com

Fax: (01303) 842417