Job description

Job Title: Cover Supervisor
Location: Barnsley
Salary: £460 – £650 per week
Start Date: Immediate
Contract: Full-time / Part-time available

Looking to step into the classroom and make a real impact?

GSL Education is on the hunt for Cover Supervisors to support secondary schools across Barnsley. If you’re confident, adaptable, and enjoy keeping students engaged, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain classroom experience and work with a variety of age groups and subjects.

What you’ll do:

  • Take charge of classes when teachers are absent

  • Deliver lesson plans and keep students focused

  • Maintain classroom behaviour and a positive learning environment

  • Support pupils with questions and tasks

  • Feed back to teaching staff at the end of the day

Who we’re looking for:

  • Experience working with young people (school, youth work, or similar)

  • Strong behaviour management and communication skills

  • Professional, confident, and flexible

  • Comfortable working across different subjects and year groups

  • Enhanced DBS registered (or willing to apply)

Why join us:

  • Weekly pay of £460 – £650

  • Flexible placements to suit your schedule

  • Supportive consultants guiding you every step of the way

  • Valuable hands-on classroom experience

  • Opportunities for longer-term roles in local schools

 

Please note that this role requires a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection. All applicants must meet safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

As an ethical and inclusive recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to matching the right candidates with the right schools across the UK.

 

Excited to apply? Click ‘Apply Now’ with your up-to-date CV, and Leanne Clark will get in touch to talk through the role.