They are employed on a flexible basis and their main responsibility is to manage classroom behaviours and to ensure that all students remain on task.
Cover Supervisors (can also be known as Supply Teachers) are used in secondary schools to provide cover for a class when a teacher is not available.
If you are looking to get into teaching and you wish to build on your own experience of working with young people in a secondary school setting, becoming a Cover Supervisor is a great and ideal opportunity to utilise and build upon your communication and behaviour management skills.