🎒 Cover Supervisor (Unqualified Teacher) – Secondary school in South Gloucestershire
The School
The school is part of a well established trust with an ethos for 'Aspirational Learning'. The school prides itself on their four core values of respect, integrity, responsibility and aspiration.
A large setting for students 11-16 with a high-achieving Sixth Form. You will be joining a school with a strong leadership team and wide network of education support that has a refreshing community approach to working together for the best outcomes for all children and young people.
Pay: £100–£140 per day (Dependent on experience)
Contract: Part time Monday - Wednesday 815am - 330pm
Start Date: Monday 20th April (Closing date Monday 30th March at midday)
What you'll be doing:
- Stepping into lessons across a range of subjects (no lesson planning required)
- Delivering pre-set work and keeping students engaged
- Managing behaviour in a calm, confident way, communicating with warmth and consistency
- Building quick rapport with students, keeping relationships encouraging, professional and productive
Experience that works well in this role:
- Sports coaching or youth work – if you can manage a football team, you can manage a class
- Teaching Assistant or Learning Mentor experience – already familiar with the school atmosphere? Even better
- Delivering presentations to large groups, particularly of children/teens
- Drama, tutoring, Scouts/Guides leadership – anything that involves leading, guiding, and keeping young minds focused
What we’re looking for:
- A confident communicator who can lead a room
- Someone with a warm, encouraging, positive nature
- Flexible and reliable, eager to support the schools in your area when they need you
- Good sense of humour and a calm approach to challenges
- Degree not essential, but it’s a bonus
Thinking about teaching in the future?
This role is a brilliant springboard into teacher training, and we’ll be with you every step of the way. Want to boost your classroom creds? We can offer FREE training on the role of a Cover Supervisor. As well as this, we offer FREE Thrive training, which gives you tools to support students’ emotional wellbeing - a huge plus in today’s schools and a major tick on any CV.
You do not need to be a qualified teacher; if you have done youth work, mentoring, or been in a role involving leadership or guidance, then you have the transferable skills needed for the role.
Whether you're a graduate exploring your options, a teaching assistant ready for the next step, someone with solid youth work or coaching experience, or a teacher looking for flexibility - you've got what it takes to make an impact in this fantastic secondary school.
Why join Protocol Education?
- Weekly pay through PAYE – no hidden umbrella deductions
- FREE Thrive training + CPD Academy access
- Personalised support from a dedicated consultant from a teaching background
- Flexible bookings with local schools that fit your schedule
- Referral scheme – recommend a friend, get rewarded
- Educator meet ups - pizza parties!
📩 Apply today and let’s get you started!