Cover Supervisor – No Experience Needed

Ready to take your first step into education? Becoming a Cover Supervisor with Protocol Education gives you the chance to experience the classroom without the pressure of lesson planning or marking. You’ll be working in secondary schools across South Bristol and Somerset on a day-to-day or long-term basis, giving you complete flexibility to choose the days you work. 

This is a role that opens doors: you’ll build positive relationships with schools in your area, gain valuable classroom experience, and create a network that can springboard you into teaching or other education careers. Whether you want variety from week to week or the consistency of longer-term placements, we’ll support you to shape the role around your lifestyle and ambitions.

The role
As a Cover Supervisor, you’ll:

• Deliver pre-prepared lessons in the absence of the teacher

• Maintain a positive and focused learning environment

• Encourage student engagement and participation

• Support students with professionalism and care

• Work collaboratively with school staff and follow routines

What we’re looking for

• Graduates, support staff, or professionals considering teaching

• Confident communicators with strong interpersonal skills

• Individuals with positive, consistent behaviour management approaches

• Enthusiastic people who enjoy working with young people

Why Protocol?

• Weekly PAYE pay (£13.75–£15 per hour) — no umbrella deductions

• Flexibility to choose your days and schools

• Free CPD training, including Team Teach and behaviour management

• Guaranteed work agreements if you’d like consistent income

• Long-term placements available for added routine

• Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant who understands your goals

• Social events, recognition awards, and a professional community around you

Apply today and take your first step into the classroom with the flexibility and support you need.

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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
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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