Job Title: Cover Supervisor
Location: Barnsley
Salary: £460 – £650 per week (depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Day-to-day / Long Term, Full-time / Part-time
Are you a confident, calm presence who can keep a classroom on track and students focused when a teacher is away?
GSL Education are seeking reliable and proactive Cover Supervisors to work in schools across Barnsley.
As a Cover Supervisor, you will step into classrooms across a variety of subjects, ensuring pupils remain engaged and productive with pre-set work. This is an ideal role for someone looking to build meaningful classroom experience, explore a future in education, or simply make a positive contribution to school life on a flexible basis.
Responsibilities:
Supervise classes in the absence of the class teacher across a range of subject areas
Implement pre-prepared lesson materials and keep students focused on assigned tasks
Create and maintain a calm, orderly, and respectful learning environment
Manage pupil behaviour in accordance with the school's policies and procedures
Offer support and guidance to students as they work through set activities
Communicate any concerns, incidents, or issues to the appropriate teaching staff
Contribute to a safe, inclusive, and welcoming classroom atmosphere
Requirements:
Prior experience working with children or young people is desirable
The confidence to manage a classroom independently and assertively
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills
A practical ability to follow lesson plans and instructions with minimal direction
A dependable, adaptable, and positive approach to every school day
A genuine commitment to supporting young people's learning and wellbeing
An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to complete a new application)
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing a new application.
As an ethical, independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff across the UK.
To work with GSL Education in this role, you should:
Have the right to work in the UK
Hold an up-to-date CV with two references from the last 2 years
Have a DBS registered to the update service or be happy to apply for one with GSL Education
For more information or to register your interest in this Cover Supervisor role, please click 'Apply Now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV. Alternatively, you can find Sam Scott on the GSL Education Website to discuss this opportunity further
Salary description
£460.00 - £650.00 per week