Cover Supervisor - Budmouth Academy

We are looking for a responsible, reliable and well-organised person who is both enthusiastic and adaptable to join our friendly and effective team to deliver lessons during the short-term or unforeseen absence of their usual subject teacher and to support teaching and learning across the school. 

This is a varied and interesting role that requires confidence and presence to educate our students across all subjects. The successful candidate will also need to be confident in dealing with behavioural issues within the classroom.

Experience in engaging with students in a classroom setting, covering core subjects would be desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will 

• Supervise students, ensuring they are engaged in the classwork. 

• Assist students with tasks as needed. 

• Create a safe, positive, supportive classroom environment.

• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with any conflict and incidents in line with Budmouth Academy’s Behaviour Policy

• Cover lessons in a wide variety of different subjects, ensuring that students learn in the absence of classroom teachers

• Be flexible, reliable and resourceful, and have a positive, ‘can do’ attitude with colleagues and students

For further information please contact Mrs Loraine Hicks Cover Manager 

[email protected]

As your professional development is important to us, we also offer a comprehensive package of CPD opportunities, including nationally recognised qualifications that suit all types of career progression. These are widely available, free of charge through the ALI (the Aspirations Learning Institute), at all of the Aspirations Academy schools. In addition, Budmouth has its very own Wellbeing Charter to ensure the well-being of our staff is at the heart of everything we do.

Budmouth Academy Weymouth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check in line with the government’s safer recruitment guidelines.

Budmouth Academy also values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

As a proud member of the Aspirations Academies Trust, our vision is “To empower future generations to follow their dreams and build a society of which we can all be proud.” At Budmouth we are on a mission to provide the highest-quality educational experience for all.

Budmouth is a large 11-18 academy in beautiful Dorset, situated on the south coast. We are fortunate to have excellent facilities which are set to be even better, with our new build currently in the planning stages. We are within commutable distance of Poole, Sherborne, Purbeck, Dorchester, Portland and surrounding areas, with excellent public transport links.

We offer an ambitious and inclusive curriculum so that all of our students will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. Our extra-curricular offer is equally impressive, with a vast range of opportunities for students to engage in.

We are committed to raising the aspirations of our young people at Budmouth and this is reflected in our approach to all areas of our work. Our teaching and learning framework has been greatly influenced by Allison and Tharby’s Making Every Lesson Count, and our centralised behaviour systems mean that you are free to teach. We expect impeccable behaviour from our students, who really appreciate staff going above and beyond on a daily basis.

What we offer:

• Wonderful, inquisitive students
• Clear and consistent centralised behaviour systems and detentions
• Excellent career development and promotion opportunities across the Aspirations Academies Trust
• Collaborative planning with centralised resources
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback with no onerous marking policies
• Budmouth Wellbeing Charter - we treat workload very seriously
• Comprehensive package of CPD opportunities, including NPQs, through the Aspirations Learning Institute
• Highly supportive senior leaders who are visible and approachable
  
• We are a warm, welcoming and friendly place to work and learn - we are truly at the heart of our community

• Hard-working professionals with excellent knowledge in their area of expertise
• People who live and breathe our values and mantra to ensure the life chances of our students are maximised
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter their starting point, background or needs
• Someone who is aligned to our vision and values - we are one team