Cover Supervisor in Stockport

Location: Stockport
Salary: £400.00 per day
Recruiter: Teaching Personnel
Job Hours: Full-time

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Are you passionate about working with young people?

Do you have an interest in becoming a secondary school teacher in the future?

Is education something you are passionate about?

Cover supervisors take on the role of teachers who are absent for the day delivering set work, lessons and taking on the role of a teacher for the day.

If you are a graduate considering a career in teaching and wanting to gain school based experience working as a cover supervisor before starting a teacher training programme cover supervising is the perfect option.

We are currently supporting secondary schools throughout Stockport with staffing and cover supervisor cover.

If you are currently employed in a relatable line of work such as sports coaching, youth work or social work and are considering a career switch into education we welcome your application.

Key features of the cover supervisor role;

  • Weekly pay ranging from £400-500 per week dependant on your experience
  • Varied work schedule between 1-5 days per week
  • Opportunity to work in a number of secondary schools
  • Access to CPD training and development courses

Desirable criteria to work as a cover supervisor;

  • Suitable references from employment or education
  • Passion for education and working with young people
  • University degree or relatable qualifications
  • Enhanced DBS certificate on the update service (essential can be applied for through TP) 

To apply for the cover supervisor role please click the link and upload your latest CV.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.


Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training.

All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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About Teaching Personnel


Teaching Personnel is the UK’s leading education recruitment agency. Since 1996 we have registered hundreds of thousands of teachers and classroom support staff who have chosen us to help them find work in UK classrooms. Our mission statement 'Making a Difference Every Day through Staffing, Tutoring and Supply' captures the essence of what we do, the services we provide and what is really important about the work undertaken by our branches.

We commit to 'quality' always aiming to provide the best services, the best candidates and the best value. We strive to always be the 'leading' agency in the market, making sure we have sufficient branch staff, locations and candidates to meet all of the staffing needs at our client schools. We are committed to being 'expert' at what we do by training our staff to understand the schools market and the importance of fulfilling the special and often unique requirements of each individual school. We want to be recognised as... Quality - Leading - Experts

Joining our Recruitment Team

Could Teaching Personnel be your place to thrive? Working as a Recruitment Consultant at Teaching Personnel is a challenging but thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience. To find out what it's like working for Teaching Personnel, visit our careers site https://www.linkedin.com/company/teaching-personnel/life/work-for-us-education-recruitment/?viewAsMember=true

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