Details:
- Salary: £93 - 125 - Day
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Erdington City and Borough of Birmingham
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Cover Supervisor – Flexible Secondary Roles (Erdington) – October 2026
Zest Education is recruiting reliable Cover Supervisors to work across a range of secondary schools in Erdington from October 2026. These roles offer both part‑time and full‑time flexibility, making them ideal for graduates or early‑career professionals exploring a future in education.
As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes during teacher absences, ensuring students remain on task and engaged with pre‑prepared work. You’ll gain valuable classroom experience while building strong relationships with local schools — with many placements leading to long‑term or permanent opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
* Supervise lessons across a variety of subjects using pre‑set work
* Maintain a calm, productive learning environment
* Manage behaviour in line with school policies
* Support students with tasks and encourage positive engagement
* Report back to teaching staff on lesson progress and behaviour
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from:
* Graduates from the last three years (any subject)
* Prior experience or current experience as a Cover Supervisor
* Confident communicators with strong organisation skills
* People who can adapt quickly to new school environments
What You’ll Gain
* Flexible part‑time or full‑time supply work
* Experience across multiple secondary schools in Erdington
* Opportunities that frequently develop into long‑term roles
* Competitive daily pay
* Ongoing support and guidance from the Zest Education team
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, ‘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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