Cover Tutors

Summary Objective:

● You will be required to operate in the role of the person you have been set to cover, on any of the four school sites.

● You will support the needs for your assigned tutor group of learners, provide crisis management and needs based support for assigned learners and be support for other staff requiring support.

● You will support staff by helping with behaviour strategy recording and review. You will work with either individuals or small groups all of which will have varying levels of need within ASD and SEMH.

● Engage with the OAK induction process.

Special Demands:

● Resilience to working outside in all weathers.

● Resilience to working in an emotionally challenging environment.

● Resilience to work with dysregulated learners.

Duties, Responsibilities & Key tasks for Cover Support:

The duties outlined in this job description are in addition to those covered by The Outdoors School policies and procedures. They may be modified by the Executive Headteacher, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.

To take responsibility for groups of learners in the short-term absence of their usual staff. In this context, the Cover Support will be responsible for:

• Supporting work that has been set in accordance with school policy.
• Liaising with staff about work set for a group.
• Managing the behaviour of learners to ensure a constructive environment whilst undertaking work.
• Responding to any questions from learners about process and procedure.
• Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures.
• Reporting back, as appropriate, using the school’s agreed referral procedures, on the behaviour of learners during the day, and any other issues arising.
• To support the work of one or more curriculum areas.
• To accompany learners on trips, visits, and other educational activities.
• To act as a First Aider, for which training will be provided.
• Ensure opportunities to meet EHCP targets.
• Follow Parent Contact protocols.
• Safeguarding duties.
• Updating/maintaining records e.g. School Pod.
• Ability to be flexible to the learning environment.
• Able to implement a reflective or restorative process with individual learners.
• Building rapport and understanding with individual learners.
• Proactive work spotting the signs and trends of an individual’s behaviour.
• Engage in staff supervision and appraisal process.
• Engage in critical reflective practice and participate in CPD opportunities, developing and sharing ideas and best practice for training and delivery including personal development.
• Work within the TOS charter.
• Complete the OAK induction process.
• Engage with the whole company community.
• Ensure that learners always experience a supportive and positive staff team.
• Ensure that you play alongside learners for at least two hours a week to experience a supportive and positive place of learning for all.
• The post holder will be expected to undertake other tasks/duties as directed by the Executive Headteacher that are commensurate with the responsibilities of a Cover Support.