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Cover Supervisor - Term Time

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, Wilmington

  • Ref:KCC886-5403-91S
  • Posted:14/02/2019
  • Pay:Endeavour MAT payscale £19,999-£22,654
  • Start Date:Apr 2019
  • App Close Date:01/03/2019 at 12:00
  • Interviews:W/C 4th March 2019

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                                              COVER SUPERVISOR

                                   Endeavour MAT Pay Scale G6 P17-21

                                    37hrs per week, 39 weeks per year

                                                 April 2019 start

 

Are you a recent graduate or are you thinking of going into the teaching profession but are not sure if it’s the ‘job for you?’ Perhaps you are interested in working alongside a teaching qualification or towards a PGCE?

We seek to appoint an excellent, well organised and dedicated cover supervisor to join our strong support team as soon as possible.  

We are a high achieving and ambitious Grammar School where students and staff are supported to be the very best they can.  As such, we offer staff an abundance of professional development opportunities.  We have excellent facilities and have a very supportive community of staff, students, governors and parents.

The role:

  • to cover absent teachers on a short-term basis,
  • to cover a variety of subjects across the school including supporting in the PE department,
  • managing the behaviour of pupils whilst they are undertaking their work,
  • responding to any questions from pupils,
  • assisting the PE department with sporting fixtures; arranging fixtures and being the point of contact with other schools

The ideal candidate will have:

  • the ability to establish rapport within a classroom whilst maintaining a high standard of control and discipline,
  • good time management,
  • excellent communication skills
  • any Classroom Experience (volunteer experience will be considered!)
  • good numeracy/literacy skills

The School is a selective 11-18 boy’s Grammar School with a co-educational Sixth Form, WG6.  Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is part of the Endeavour MAT Trust, which currently comprises Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG), Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (WGSB) and Stone Lodge School, due to open in Dartford in 2019.  

 

Closing date: Friday 1st March 2019, Midday, with interviews to take place w/c 25th February 2019.

Please complete an application form and a covering letter to outline your suitability and send to headteacher@wgsb.org.uk. Application forms are available on our website under ‘About Us / Vacancies’ If you wish to have an informal visit of the school, please contact Mrs Owen.  

 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.

 

Information about the school

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (often referred to as WGSB) is an extremely considerate school with a wonderful learning environment and atmosphere.

The key focus for ensuring our students gain the best possible education is to provide them with the highest quality teaching within the best learning environments. Continually developing the quality of their teaching and pedagogy is the number one priority for all our staff. The schools senior leadership team prioritises their attention to supporting what is happening day by day in the classroom and there is a relentless focus on continually raising standards and expectations which is equally endorsed and monitored by the schools governing body. The staff and students continually rise to the challenge.

The school is comparatively small with a six form entry in Y7/8 and a five form entry in Y9-11 with a total number of students on roll measuring approximately 1050 including an expanding joint Sixth Form with Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG). The school’s size and embedded ethos of care and support is the key feature of its reputation in the local community.

WGSB is a member of the Endeavour MAT family of schools, which pride themselves on setting consistently high expectations, securing outstanding outcomes and delivering exceptional standards of teaching and learning for all. Our students are encouraged to develop resilience and are supported to become innovative and thoughtful problem solvers via the Endeavour mindset programme.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Emma Edwards
  • Address:Common Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7DA
  • Telephone: 01322
  • Email: eedwards@wgsb.co.uk
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.