Cover Supervisor

Location: Rotherham
Job Type: Supply Teaching
Industry: Secondary Cover Supervisors
Reference: JA/CS/Roth/01.07a
Salary: £100 - 130 per day + PAYE
Job Published: 2 days ago

Want to be in the classroom without the planning pressure?
If you’re confident, calm, and great at keeping a room on track, this one’s for you.

We’re working with a range of fantastic secondary schools in Rotherham looking for reliable Cover Supervisors. You’ll step in when teachers are away—keeping lessons ticking along, supporting students, and making sure learning doesn’t stop.

What you’ll do:

  • Supervise classes across different subjects (no planning needed)

  • Keep students engaged, on-task, and behaving kindly

  • Follow lesson plans left by teachers

  • Be the reassuring presence students need in their day

You’ll need:

  • Great communication skills and a natural authority

  • Confidence working with young people

  • Experience in education or youth work (preferred but not essential)

  • A flexible, can-do attitude

What you get from us:
✅ Weekly pay through PAYE (no dodgy deductions)
✅ Choose your days—full-time or part-time, it’s up to you
✅ Free CPD, including our brilliant Thrive training
✅ Friendly local consultants who actually listen
✅ Roles in schools that suit you

Thrive trained? Amazing. If not, we’ll get you sorted—with free access to our online Thrive training to boost your confidence and appeal.

Apply now or drop us a message—let’s get you classroom-ready in Rotherham!

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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