About the role
Cover Supervisor
Wakefield
£108.77 per day
September 2025
The role
Cover Supervisors are suitably trained school staff who supervise pupils carrying out pre-prepared classes when teaching staff are on short-term absence. The Cover Supervisor's main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set.
The role would be perfect for anyone looking to gain experience before applying for a teaching qualification.
You will be confident and enthusiastic, with the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of young people and fellow colleagues.
Requirements
To be considered for the Cover Supervisor position, you will:
1. Have experience working with young people
2. Have a high level of literacy and numeracy
3. Have excellent behaviour management skills
4. Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team of educational professionals
What Vision for Education offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education you will receive:
5. Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration)
6. Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability)
7. Social and networking events
8. Pension contributions
9. CPD to help with your professional development
10. Access to a dedicated consultant
About us
The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as ‘Excellent’ by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.
We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.