Cover Supervisor - Richmond Upon Thames

Cover Supervisors

Richmond Upon Thames, South West London

Start Date: September 2025

Daily Pay: £100-£130 (PAYE - no umbrella fees or hidden deductions)

Zest Education is currently recruiting Cover Supervisors to work in our fantastic partner schools across Richmond Upon Thames and the surrounding areas in South West London. Whether you're seeking flexible ad-hoc work or a longer-term full-time position, we have a variety of roles to suit your availability and experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for:

• Graduates exploring a future in teaching
• Experienced cover supervisors or teaching assistants looking to progress their career
• Professionals looking for a rewarding and flexible career change

What we offer:

• A range of flexible and full-time opportunities
• Work as close to home as possible - we aim to keep travel to a minimum
• A supportive and experienced team that know the local schools
• Competitive daily rates of £100-£130, paid weekly via PAYE
• No umbrella companies - no admin fees or hidden deductions

The role:

As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes during the short-term absence of the regular teacher, ensuring students remain on task and follow the lesson plans left for them. No planning or marking is required.

Requirements:

• A passion for working with young people
• Strong communication and classroom management skills
• Previous experience in a school setting is advantageous, but not essential

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.