Cover Supervisor

Company: Hanson Recruitment Limited
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Location: Bath
Job Description:

Cover Supervisor with SEN Experience

Pay Rate: £100 – £130 per day (subject to experience and qualifications). This role is during school hours.

Location: Bath

Hours: Part-time during school hours

We are currently recruiting for a cover supervisor with experience in SEN to work in SEN settings in Bath – both resource bases in mainstream schools and SEN schools. This role involves supervising classes during teacher absences, and ensuring students remain engaged in learning while maintaining a calm, structured, and supportive environment.

Responsibilities include:

  • To plan and deliver learning activities to children and young people, differentiating, modifying and using specialist activities and approaches according to children or young people’s responses/needs
  • Supervise classes during the short-term absence of teachers.
  • Deliver pre-set work, ensuring students stay on task and complete assigned activities.
  • Provide targeted support for students with SEN, adapting approaches as needed.
  • To support students with SEN to fulfil their academic potential
  • To be involved in keeping records and evaluating identified students’ progress
  • To assist with the development and implementation of support plans
  • To prepare students beforehand for a task, e.g. pre-teaching
  • To supervise practical tasks
  • To carry out structured classroom assessment/observation and feedback outcomes
  • Under the direction of appropriate professionals and after adequate training, to assist in meeting particular scholars’ needs, e.g. physical development, speech/language development, and medical needs identified in an approved care plan agreed by parents

Qualifications & attributes:

  • Have previous experience working with children or young people with SEN in a school or specialist setting.
  • Be confident managing classroom behaviour using positive behaviour support strategies.
  • Show patience, empathy, and a calm, consistent approach.
  • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Be able to follow lesson plans and work independently.
  • Hold a degree
  • Relevant qualifications such as Team Teach, Positive Behaviour Support, or SEND training are desirable.

By registering with Hanson recruitment, we can offer you:

  • Top rates of pay – We pay PAYE to all our candidates
  • Ongoing support at all aspects of your role as a SEN teaching assistant
  • Term-time work during weekdays
  • Ability to take time-off during exam/holiday periods
  • Dedicated education consultant support – One to one training session could be provided before you start your role by our SEN consultants with over a decade experience in SEN and Education Recruitment
  • Great referral scheme – recommend us and you can receive up to £150 (Terms and Conditions on our website)

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Posted: June 22nd, 2026