Job Description

Job Title: Education Supply Teacher

Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No

DBS Check Level: Enhanced Child List

Contract Type: Zero Hours

Advert Closing Date: 31/12/2026

Job Overview

The Teacher's Task

From time to time, schools in Jersey may require a Supply Teacher to provide cover for teacher absence. Supply cover opportunities may be for any Jersey school and last for only one day or up to one academic year depending on the needs of the school. By applying to this advert you will be considered for inclusion on the Jersey Supply Teacher list.

Suitable, qualified Teachers that are added to the Supply List will then be visible to Government of Jersey schools when they are seeking supply cover including relevant details (e.g. Key Stages, subjects, availability).

Being on the Supply List, does not guarantee employment and opportunities may be infrequent and for varying lengths.

To be eligible to apply for any Teacher post in Jersey, it is mandatory to have Qualified Teacher Status with a registered teacher number. Jersey recognises most teacher qualifications in line with England. You can find more information about Qualified Teacher Status on the UK: A fairer approach to awarding QTS to overseas teachers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Only applicants that meet this essential requirement will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding.

This post is not licenced, so please refer to your Jersey Residential and Employment Status to ensure your status enables you to reside in Jersey: Residential and employment statuses and what they mean

The Department for CYPES is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The DfESC and the representatives of the Teacher’s Unions have agreed the following statement of the Teacher’s Task in order to define more clearly the nature of teachers’ employment. It is their view that in this important work of educating Jersey’s children it is imperative that both teachers and Headteachers recognise the duty they owe to those children and the community. To this end the teacher is expected to maintain a professional commitment to their task and the Headteacher is pledged to a responsible and humane interpretation of this agreement.

For an informal dicussion, please contact supplycypes@gov.je

The Teacher's Task

The DfESC and the representatives of the Teacher’s Unions have agreed the following statement of the Teacher’s Task in order to define more clearly the nature of teachers’ employment. It is their view that in this important work of educating Jersey’s children it is imperative that both teachers and Headteachers recognise the duty they owe to those children and the community. To this end the teacher is expected to maintain a professional commitment to their task and the Headteacher is pledged to a responsible and humane interpretation of this agreement.

Definition of the Teacher's Task

The following provides a definition of the Teachers’ Task:

1. Teach effectively to meet the needs of all pupils and to ensure discipline and safety within the school community.
2. The DfESC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all teachers to share this commitment.
3. Plan, prepare, evaluate and modify as necessary personal teaching methods, work programmes and teaching materials in accordance with the DfESC curricular policies and school schemes and standards.
4. Mark and maintain records of pupils’ work in accordance with DfESC and school policies.
5. Promote the general progress and welfare of pupils in classes or groups or individually as part of the school’s pastoral and counselling arrangements.
6. Assess and record pupils’ personal and social needs, development, progress and attainment.
7. Provide or contribute to oral or written assessments and report on individual pupils and groups; consult and inform parents, co-operate with appropriate outside agencies in accordance with DfESC and school policies.
8. Contribute to and participate in corporate planning, self evaluation, in-service training and professional development in assigned areas of the curriculum and pastoral arrangements; participate in related staff meetings and school events.
9. Advise colleagues, co-operate with them on teaching programmes, methods, equipment and materials within assigned areas of the curriculum ensuring that appropriate administrative tasks are undertaken.
10. Contribute and participate in the school’s pastoral, tutorial and guidance arrangements and undertake an appropriate share of the organisation and conduct of parental consultation and staff meetings.
11. Contribute as required to the appointment, induction, professional development and assessment of junior colleagues, including new entrants to teaching.
12. Accept an appropriate share of the administrative and organisational tasks within the school, including providing support for teachers, undertaking additional curriculum or pastoral responsibilities or holding senior posts.
13. Ensure the safety and good order of pupils by carrying out an appropriate share of supervisions whenever pupils are authorised to be on school premises or elsewhere when the school is in session.
14. Undertaking an appropriate share of all collective responsibilities including substitution for an absent colleague subject to guaranteed non-teaching time.
15. Supervise support staff as required.
16. Order and allocate appropriate equipment and materials in accordance with DfESC and school policies and schemes.
17. Co-operate as required with teachers in other schools and colleges on curricular, pastoral and administrative matters.

Jersey Public Service Careers

Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.

To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.

For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.

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