Graduate – Aston

Graduate Cover Supervisor – Secondary School in Aston

For Graduates Within the Last 3 Years | General Cover | Flexible, Ongoing Supply

Zest Education is recruiting confident and motivated Graduate Cover Supervisors to support a busy secondary school in Aston. This role is perfect for graduates who completed their degree within the last three years and are looking to gain hands‑on classroom experience before moving into teaching or further education pathways.

You’ll provide general cover across KS3 and KS4, stepping into lessons as and when required, ensuring students stay on task with pre‑prepared work.

Role Overview

As a Cover Supervisor, you’ll supervise classes during teacher absences, manage behaviour, and support students with their learning. This is an excellent entry route into education, giving you real classroom exposure and helping you build confidence quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise lessons using pre‑set work across a range of subjects
• Maintain behaviour standards in line with school policies
• Support students with classwork and encourage positive engagement
• Report back to teaching staff on lesson progress and behaviour
• Adapt quickly to different subjects and classroom environments

What We’re Looking For

• A degree achieved within the last three years (any subject)
• No school experience required — full guidance provided
• Confident communication and strong organisational skills
• A proactive, reliable and professional approach
• Interest in pursuing a future career in teaching or education

What You’ll Gain

• Flexible general cover work within a secondary school in Aston
• Valuable classroom experience to support future PGCE or teacher‑training applications
• Support and guidance from Zest Education
• Opportunities to build confidence and develop key behaviour‑management skills

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Grace at [email removed] or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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