Cover Supervisor

📍 Location: Torfaen
📅 Start Date: ASAP
🕒 Hours: Full-time & Part-time opportunities available
💷 Pay: Competitive daily rates, dependent on experience

Take the Lead. Build Your Experience. Make Every Day Count.

Are you confident, organised, and ready to step into the classroom? Whether you're an experienced Cover Supervisor, a graduate considering a career in teaching, or someone with experience working with young people, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Elementa Support Services is working in partnership with welcoming secondary schools across Torfaen to recruit enthusiastic Cover Supervisors who can confidently lead classrooms and keep learning on track when teachers are absent.

No lesson planning. No marking. Just the opportunity to inspire, support, and gain invaluable classroom experience while making a real difference to young people's education.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Cover Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in the smooth running of the school day by:

• Delivering pre-planned lessons across a variety of subjects

• Managing classroom behaviour and creating a positive learning environment

• Keeping students engaged and focused on the work provided

• Encouraging participation, independence, and respect within the classroom

• Following school behaviour, safeguarding, and health & safety policies

• Providing feedback to teaching staff on lesson progress and student behaviour

• Building positive relationships with students and becoming a valued member of the school community

Every day is different, making this a varied, rewarding, and fast-paced role.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for people who are:

• Confident leading groups of young people

• Calm, resilient, and able to think on their feet

• Excellent communicators with strong organisational skills

• Reliable, professional, and adaptable

• Passionate about supporting education and helping students succeed

Essential Requirements

• Experience working with young people (schools, coaching, youth work, tutoring or similar)

• Education Workforce Council (EWC) registration, or willingness to register before work commences

• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply (Elementa can assist)

• Strong behaviour management and communication skills

Desirable

• Previous secondary school experience

• Degree or Level 3 qualification

• An interest in teacher training or a long-term career in education

Recruitment & Safeguarding Information

All applications will be managed by Elementa Support Services as the recruitment partner for this client.

Elementa is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. Every successful applicant will complete a comprehensive pre-employment screening process.

Appointments are subject to:

• Successful interview

• Satisfactory references

• Safeguarding & Prevent training

• Education Workforce Council (EWC) registration

• Enhanced DBS Disclosure (which may be chargeable at £64.20 unless subscribed to the DBS Update Service)

• Successful completion of a 12-week / 60 paid day employment trial period

Why Choose Elementa?

ELEMENTA CANDIDATE COMMITMENT

• Weekly Pay – No waiting for monthly payroll cut-off dates

• PAYE Employment – Full employment rights and protections as standard

• Excellent Training – Free or heavily discounted courses including Safeguarding, Behaviour Management, Team Teach, SEND, Makaton and Thrive

• Dedicated Candidate Manager – Ongoing support from a consultant who genuinely cares about your success

• Fair Pay Policy – Competitive rates agreed before every placement

• Additional Staff Benefits – Access to tax, legal and financial support services through trusted partners

This Role Is Not Suitable For Applicants Who:

• Are not currently based in the UK

• Require employer sponsorship to work in the UK

• Do not have experience working with young people

• Are unable to obtain an Enhanced DBS and EWC registration

Ready to Get Started?

If you're looking for a rewarding role where every day brings something new, we'd love to hear from you.

Click Apply Now or contact Elementa Support Services today for more information.

Please submit your up-to-date CV. We aim to respond promptly to every application.