SEN Cover Supervisor
Job Title: SEND Cover Supervisor
Area: Ashton Under Lyne
Start Date: ASAP / November 2025
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Day Rate: £104.00 - £110.00
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 15:30pm
We're proud to be working with a brilliant specialist secondary school supporting students aged 11-16 with a diverse range of needs, including autism, complex learning difficulties, and physical or sensory impairments. This is a welcoming and inclusive school where every member of staff plays a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing environment where students can thrive.
🔹 About the Role:
As an SEN Cover Supervisor, you will deliver pre-prepared lessons across a range of subjects, including communication, horticulture, and digital skills. Your role is to maintain a positive, structured learning environment and manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies. You'll work closely with specialist SEN teachers and support staff to ensure that every learner feels understood, supported, and actively engaged in their learning.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is confident leading a classroom, passionate about inclusive education, and dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people with SEND.
🔍 What We're Looking For:
✅ Experience working in SEND or specialist school settings
✅ Confidence in managing a classroom and supporting students with EHCPs
✅ Calm, patient, and adaptable with strong behaviour management skills
✅ Understanding of supporting pupils with autism, complex needs, or physical disabilities
✅ A passion for inclusive education and promoting student independence
To be eligible you must:
Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service OR be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references
📝 If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero. Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.
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