Come and join our vibrant school community in the heart of Barking Riverside. We are looking for a Cover Supervisor to join our strong and supportive school.

Riverside Primary School is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school, where children are happy, well-behaved and have a desire to learn. Staff are resilient and dedicated and the school is focused on the professional development of all staff and the well-being of our children.  

What we are looking for:

We are seeking to appoint a motivated, enthusiastic and proactive Cover Supervisor who will deliver curriculum lessons delivered during Teachers PPA time, providing cover for teachers across the school from EYFS to Year 6.

We are looking for candidates that have the following qualities:

• Experience of working within a school setting and leading classes.
• A passion for children’s learning and development;
• Be able to work independently and with initiative, 
• To develop their own practice through a coaching model;
• High aspirations for all children and a desire to raise standards;
• High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills 
• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.  

About Riverside Primary:

Riverside Primary is a small mixed community school which is based in Barking within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We are fortunate to be housed in a fabulous modern building which boasts large class rooms that provide a clean and spacious environment for our children to learn in. We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly atmosphere associated with smaller schools.

We provide a curriculum that acknowledges the importance of the basic skills, but endeavours to teach those skills in an exciting way, as well as finding time to focus on more creative and artistic skills and making sure that we enjoy what we learn, using our local and wider environments and opportunities to support this.

Riverside Ethos:

At Riverside Primary School we take pride in developing a love of learning in all children.  We challenge all children to strive for academic, creative, sporting and personal success within a broad, vibrant and enriched curriculum. 

Our core values can be summarised as RESPECT – Resilience, Empathy, Self-belief, Perseverance, Effort, Courage and Tolerance. 

We encourage children to take ownership of, and responsibility for, their learning and behaviour.  We aim for our children to fulfil their potential and shape their future.

Why work at Riverside Primary?

Amazing, well-behaved children, who are happy at school and excited by what they are learning each day.

A fantastic new build, which includes access to secondary school resources for sport. 

A local school with all the advantages of a successful academy group, including a strong central team of support, teaching and leadership staff.

Good transport links with the EL1 and Barking Riverside station stopping outside the campus.

Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please contact the school office on the number or email below to arrange your visit.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.

To arrange a visit please contact the school via:  02039465888 (option 2) or primary@riverside.bardaglea.org.uk