Cover Supervisor

The Role

The St Lawrence Academy is a thriving Church Academy that has successfully served its local community since opening in 2008 and provides children with fantastic opportunities for personal and spiritual growth.

We serve a diverse community in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. We are an inclusive Academy striving to meet the needs of all our learners in our caring environment. Students from all backgrounds and faiths, regardless of ability, are welcome. We are sponsored by the Diocese of Lincoln and have a strong Christian ethos.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to take on the role of Cover Officer to start as soon as possible

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and successful workforce working at The St Lawrence Academy. You will be part of a fantastic and highly motivated team that is determined to provide a transformational learning experience for every individual. The role will focus on covering lessons following our teaching and learning principles. You will support students to achieve academic targets, develop strategies for independent learning, enhance motivation and raise aspirations.

We will consider reasonable requests for a job share or flexibility to the hours / days of work.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a passion for supporting students to a high standard across both Key Stages
• Have the ability to support an inspiring and dynamic learning environment 
• Have experience of a range of inclusion related issues
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to raising achievement and developing excellence
• Be passionate about transforming the lives of young people
• Be well organised, inspirational, ambitious and hard working
• Have the ability to meet deadlines, whilst remaining calm under pressure
• Have flexibility in approach, vision and commitment 
• Have the ability to support and communicate effectively with students, parents, external agencies and colleagues
• Have the ability to cope with challenging situations and display relentless perseverance, determination and resilience

We can offer:

● An inclusive and inspirational church school environment within wonderful and vibrant new buildings

● Superb resources and facilities

● Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

● Supportive and engaged leadership team, with a track record of developing staff to middle and senior leadership

● An outstanding community of staff and local governing board who work as a strong team to best support our students.

● A broad 3 year Key Stage 3 curriculum and 2 year Key Stage 4 curriculum with a philosophy of valuing all subjects

● A bespoke programme of induction and professional development personalised to help develop individual staff

● A culture that prioritises students, their personal development and wellbeing, above everything else

● High standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students

This post would suit:

● A person with previous experience with children and enjoys helping young people wishing to join our team of fantastic staff

For further details about The St Lawrence Academy and St Lawrence Academies Trust and an application pack please see our website at www.tsla.co.uk

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with students. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sarah Peach, Business and Operations Leader on 01724 842447 or email to speach@tsla.co.uk