Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor – Birmingham

We’re working with a range of welcoming and well-managed secondary schools across Birmingham, seeking reliable and confident Cover Supervisors for both long-term and day-to-day assignments. This is a great opportunity for aspiring teachers, recent graduates, or experienced supervisors looking to gain valuable classroom experience in a flexible and rewarding role.
 
Key Details:

• Role: Cover Supervisor (KS3 & KS4)
• Start: Ongoing opportunities
• Contract: Long-term and day-to-day roles available
• Location: Birmingham
• Pay: £500 – £750 per week (depending on assignment and experience)

 
The Role:
You will supervise pre-set lessons across a variety of subjects, ensuring pupils remain on task and follow school expectations. While you won’t be expected to teach or plan lessons, strong behaviour management and the ability to keep students focused is essential. Cover Supervisors play a key role in maintaining continuity of learning during teacher absences.
 
The Candidate:
This role suits confident individuals who can take charge of a classroom and engage students effectively.
Ideal candidates include:

• Graduates considering a career in teaching
• Experienced Cover Supervisors or Teaching Assistants
• Individuals with previous youth work, coaching, or mentoring experience
• You must be calm under pressure, adaptable, and able to build quick rapport with students aged 11–16.

 
The Schools:
These Birmingham secondary schools range from large academies to smaller community schools, all committed to delivering a high standard of education and strong pastoral support. You will be joining well-structured environments where consistency and professionalism are valued.
 
Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.


The Education Network Offer:

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-
The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.