Cover supervisor

Career Teachers is working with a range of secondary schools across Leeds and Harrogate to recruit confident and adaptable Cover Supervisors for supply and temporary roles from November 2026. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals with experience working with young people who are looking to build classroom experience in a flexible school-based role.

About the role:

As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes during the short-term absence of the class teacher, ensuring pupils remain focused on pre-set work and that the classroom environment stays calm, safe and productive. You will not be expected to plan or teach lessons, but you will play an important role in maintaining routines, supporting pupils with instructions and reporting back to school staff where needed.

About You:

You will be confident, professional and resilient, with strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with secondary-aged pupils. You will be comfortable working across different subjects and year groups, following school policies and adapting quickly to different classroom environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff
• Deliver pre-set work and ensure pupils understand the tasks they have been given
• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies and expectations
• Keep pupils focused, engaged and on task throughout the lesson
• Respond to procedural questions and offer appropriate support with the work provided
• Collect completed work and return it to the relevant teacher or department where required
• Report any behaviour, safeguarding or lesson issues to the appropriate member of staff
• Work across different subjects, year groups and school settings as required
• Follow school procedures for safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and health and safety

Essential requirements:

• Experience working with young people in a school, youth work, coaching, tutoring or similar setting
• Confidence supervising groups of secondary-aged pupils
• Strong behaviour management and communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions, use pre-set work and maintain classroom routines
• A flexible, reliable and professional approach to supply work
• Ability to adapt quickly to different schools, subjects and year groups
• Eligibility to work in the UK and willingness to complete safeguarding checks

Desirable experience:

• Previous experience as a Cover Supervisor or classroom support member of staff
• Experience working in secondary schools across Key Stages 3 and 4
• A Level 3 qualification, degree, coaching qualification or education-related background
• An interest in progressing into teaching, education or wider school support work

Rates of pay are from £120 per day to £150 per day

Depending on qualifications and experience

Holiday pay is included in all daily pay rates

Our benefits:

• ARefer a Friend Schemegiving you a bonus of up to £250
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive weekly pay
• Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
• Online time sheets
• Your own dedicated consultant
• Guaranteed pay schemes
• Genuine refer a friend scheme
• Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Well-being portal.

*These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.

Career Teachers are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Career Teachers operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.