Looking for classroom experience without the planning and marking? You’ve just found it.
We’re on the lookout for confident, reliable Cover Supervisors to work across secondary schools in Chesterfield. Whether you're a future trainee teacher, an experienced supervisor, or someone who knows how to lead a room—we want to hear from you.
This role is all about keeping things running smoothly when teachers are away. You’ll be delivering pre-prepared lessons, managing the classroom, and helping students stay on track. No planning, no marking—just real experience that makes a real difference.
What you'll be doing:
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Supervising lessons across a range of subjects (no specialist knowledge needed)
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Supporting student engagement and behaviour in line with school policies
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Feeding back to teaching staff about how the day went
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Being a friendly, steady presence in the classroom
Who we’re looking for:
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Confident communicators with strong presence and a calm approach
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People with experience working with young people (e.g. youth work, sports coaching, teaching assistant work)
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Aspiring teachers or recent graduates welcome
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Must have a good sense of humour and a strong sense of responsibility
Why choose Protocol Education?
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Weekly pay through PAYE—no umbrella company cut
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Local, flexible work you can fit around your life
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Free CPD including Behaviour Management and Safeguarding
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Supportive consultants who know Chesterfield schools inside-out
Apply now and we’ll be in touch to chat about your goals, your availability, and the right schools for you.
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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