We are looking to recruit a Cover Supervisor to support lessons for absent teaching staff.  Applicants should be confident, supportive and possess good interpersonal and communication skills. Potential candidates must enjoy working with young people and have an empathy for their situation.  We invite applicants considering a part time or full time role, up to 32 hours a week.

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• To deliver to a high standard with limited preparation lessons where the normal cover has been left

• Take tutor sessions, involving registering students and delivering themed powerpoint presentations

• Provide a positive environment for learning by following the school’s behaviour policy

• To undertake INSET and training relevant to the role

See Job Description /Person Specification for further details

The successful applicant will:

• Have excellent administrative and communication skills

• Experience with working with young people, parents and carers and knowledge of understanding how to respond to diversity of needs and backgrounds

• Experience of working within a school setting is desirable.

• Positive and professional attitude 

• Be a strong team player and adaptive to flexibility

• Ability to prioritise workload and self management

We will offer you a positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors. We have enthusiastic students who are willing to learn and behave well in and around the school, and a professional, hardworking and supportive team of staff with capacity and commitment to raise student achievement even further. 

Tring School can offer the successful candidate:

• Training for school specific systems as required

• ‘State of the Art’ school facilities

• Children of staff have second priority admission after 2 years’ service or recruited to fill a post with a demonstrable skill shortage 

• CPD Champion School

• Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme 

• Enrolment into the  Local Government Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme and free on-site parking

• Free flu vaccinations

• Dedicated wellbeing team who are extremely passionate about ensuring our staff are well looked after

• Access to Occupational Health and Onsite Counsellor

• Discounted membership to our onsite Sports Centre, offering swimming and exercise classes

Tring School is very popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages.  It is a mixed Church of England comprehensive school with over 1500 students on roll including 330 in the Sixth Form.  Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection November 2017 stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features.’ Staff wellbeing is incredibly important to Tring School and we have a wellbeing team who organise events and surprises to support staff, as well as links to external support via our Employee Assistance Program. All staff receive high quality CPD opportunities provided to the whole school and within the department.

We are proud to be joined by two local Primary schools in our closely formed MAT, The Ridgeway Learning Partnership, where we create a seamless educational journey from ages 3-19.

If you are interested in the prospect of working in a supportive environment where you can have real impact, and where exciting things are happening, then we welcome an application from you. We warmly welcome visits.

Applications will be reviewed on receipt for interview ASAP. We reserve the right to close the advert sooner than the advertised closing date.