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CTK Emmanuel Blackheath, SE13 5GE
CTK St Mary's Sidcup, DA14 6BE
CTK Aquinas Brockley, SE4 2NL

We are keen to appoint passionate Staff Cover with a genuine passion in supporting students to achieve their full
potential. Join us at CTK, an established sixth form centre for excellence, where you'll be central to our mission to
help London's most ambitious students achieve success.

Staff Cover

Start Date: Immediately

Salary range: £22.41 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay)

Christ the King Sixth Forms is a family of three highly successful Catholic sixth forms located in south east London and Kent. Recently rated Good with Outstanding features by Ofsted. CTK offers exceptional, expert teaching in a welcoming, friendly atmosphere, each CTK sixth form creates an environment where high achievement is promoted and attained. We wish to appoint Staff Cover to provide support across both Teaching and Professional Service areas. The role will
involve supervising and facilitating effective lessons to ensure students can make progress while the usual teacher is
absent, as well as providing cover for professional service teams to ensure the smooth running of the Sixth Forms
operations.
Applicants will ideally have experience of supervising groups of students in an educational setting.
The Sixth Form day runs from 8.30am until 4.30pm, though working hours will be agreed in advance to align with the Sixth Forms' cover requirements and the availability of Staff Cover.
Join us to be inspired, be extraordinary, and be the best you can be.

Closing Date: 10am on Friday 7th November 2025 Interviews: Wednesday 12th November 2025

Christ the King Sixth Forms is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people. An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for the successful applicant along with appropriate child protection screening, as per safer recruitment guidelines.

Job Description and Person Specification

Job Title: Staff Cover

Responsible to: Head of Department

Core Job Purpose: To provide support across both Teaching and Professional Service
areas. The role will involve supervising and facilitating effective lessons
to ensure students can make progress while the usual teacher is
absent, as well as providing cover for professional service teams to
ensure the smooth running of the Sixth Forms.

The main activities and responsibilities are to:

• To supervise and facilitate lessons across curriculum and support departments in
  Professional Service areas as required.
• To manage students in lessons and ensure they complete the set work.
• To manage classroom behaviour and uphold Sixth Form policies on conduct.
• To support a positive and safe learning environment for all students.
• To provide support to students in lessons, supporting them to complete the set work and
  providing general guidance as appropriate, delivering pre-prepared resources to full
  classes.
• Provide cover support for both Teaching and Professional Services departments, ensuring
  continuity of operations during staff absence or periods of high demand.
• To report on student progress and behaviour to teaching staff when working within
  curriculum areas.
• Register students using the electronic registration system to check attendance and
  punctuality when working within curriculum areas.
• Support administrative or operational tasks within Professional Service departments.
• A commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity underpinned by willingness and ability to
  contribute to the holistic implementation of this demonstrated in performing the duties of the post.
• To undertake other tasks, as required by the Executive/Deputy Principal, after due
  consultation.

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This job description may not necessarily be a comprehensive description of the post. It may be reviewed and subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification/Selection Criteria The post-holder will be expected to be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• An understanding of, and support for, the Catholic ethos of the Sixth Forms.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• An understanding of young people and some of the challenges they face.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple
  priorities and to complete tasks independently within agreed timescales.
• A strong work-ethic, flexibility and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple
  priorities and to complete tasks independently within agreed timescales.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and Office 365 applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint.
• The ability to work independently and use initiative
• Experience of working in an educational setting, ideally in a similar role.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to manage and develop productive working relations with young people.
• An understanding and interest in the education environment, particularly as it relates to young people.
• An awareness of the need for personal development, both as a member of a team and as an individual; a willingness to participate in INSET and appraisal.

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