Cover Supervisor

Academics

📍 Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Full-time educational-instruction-and-library Posted June 16, 2026

Job Description

Are you calm under pressure, naturally authoritative, and skilled at managing challenging behavior?

Many people can sit in a secondary school classroom and pass out worksheets. We don't need worksheet pass-outs. At Academics, we are specifically looking for confident, resilient leaders to step up as a cover supervisor in local secondary schools, command immediate respect, and keep teenagers focused on their work.

If you have a background in sports coaching, youth justice, military/emergency services, security, or behavior mentorship, your transferable skills make you the ideal cover supervisor for the classrooms that need you most.

What the Role Demands
This is a highly rewarding but demanding role. You won't be expected to plan or mark lessons, but your primary responsibility as a cover supervisor is to own the room.

Command the Room: Step into unfamiliar secondary school classrooms and instantly establish boundaries with teenagers using a calm, assertiv...