Cover Supervisor – Secondary Schools in Somerset (Wells and more)
Pay: £95–£120 per day (£140+ if you hold QTS)
Contract: Day-to-day and long-term available
Start Date: As soon as you’re ready (we can get you cleared in 15 days!)
Location: We have long relationships with schools across Somerset in Wells, Radstock, Glastonbury and - if you drive - anywhere!
Looking for flexibility, variety, and the chance to build your experience across a range of schools? Work with Protocol Education is a brilliant way to:
✨ Grow your network – Build relationships with different schools in your area, opening doors to long-term roles or even your dream career in education.
✨ Have a dedicated team on your side – Our local consultants take the time to get to know you, your strengths, and what you’re looking for. We’ll match you with schools that feel right for you.
✨ Work with supportive schools – We’ve partnered with many of our schools for years, so you’ll be walking into welcoming environments that know and trust Protocol educators.
✨ Enjoy genuine flexibility – Choose the days you want to work, whether it’s two or five. We’ll handle the rest.
✨ Get regular bookings, weekly pay, and ongoing training – All while keeping control of your own schedule.
No prior experience as a Cover Supervisor is required. However, strong candidates will have backgrounds in work with transferable skills. Have you coached a sport? Been a Scout Camp or Summer Camp leader? Have you been in a management position? Held a leadership role in a University society? It's about character more than experience. If you're an eager, outgoing people-person who wants to get into education and really get involved in our school communities, you have the transferable character traits and skills we want to provide to the children in our schools.
We have a high number of schools who want our educators, so you can work in schools very close to you, or travel for the most exciting opportunities for you!
Having a full UK driving lisence and access to a car is preferred for this role, as it means you will get more work
Who we’re looking for
Our most successful Cover Supervisors are:
* Enthusiastic, eager to get stuck into school life and make a positive impact
* Flexible and adaptable—able to step into different classrooms with confidence
* Great communicators who can build quick rapport with students and keep schools updated
* Professional, reliable, and ready to represent Protocol Education with pride
* Warm, approachable, and happy to be part of the wider school community
If that sounds like you, you’ll thrive in this role.
What you’ll be doing
* Covering lessons across a range of subjects (pre-set work provided, no planning needed!)
* Keeping students engaged and on task
* Managing behaviour with confidence and calm
* Supporting schools in maintaining a consistent learning environment
Thinking about teaching in the future?
This role is a brilliant springboard into teacher training. Want to boost your classroom creds? We offer:
* FREE training on the role of a Cover Supervisor
* FREE Thrive training – giving you tools to support students’ emotional wellbeing (a huge plus in today’s schools and a big tick on any CV)
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Why join Protocol Education?
* Weekly pay through PAYE (no hidden umbrella deductions to your pay)
* FREE Thrive training + CPD Academy access
* Personalised support from your own dedicated consultant, as well as a team representing you
* Flexible bookings with local schools
* Referral scheme – recommend a mate, get rewarded
We’ve got secondary schools across South Bristol and Somerset ready to welcome brilliant Cover Supervisors. Whether you want two days or five, we’ll match you with schools that suit you.
Apply today and let’s get you started supporting our deserving young people.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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