Cover Supervisor

Job Title: Cover Supervisor

Line Manager: Assistant Headteacher

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (40 minute unpaid lunch). Term time plus 2 additional inset days. 

Salary Scale: Grade 12 Actual salary £22,171 - £24,855 (based on £29,542 - £33,119 per annum pro rata)

Contract: Fixed term initially until 31st December, 2027

Job Purpose: To provide effective classroom cover in the absence of teaching staff, ensuring a safe, well managed learning environment where students complete set work in line with school expectations. The role also supports the wider operation of the school, including cover administration, safeguarding, resource development, and contributing to students’ wellbeing and pastoral development.

Responsibilities – The post holder will be responsible for:

• Provide effective classroom cover in the absence of teaching staff. 

• Supervise classes ensuring that work set by their teacher is undertaken in accordance with school policy.

• Being prepared for cover lessons with resources.

• Actively implementing the schools approaches to teaching and learning.

• Develop emergency cover resources for key stage 3.

• Develop exam board resources for Compass at key stage 4, with initial focus on core subjects.

• Register and record student attendance in lessons.

• Manage behaviour in line with school policy to ensure a constructive working environment.

• Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to school policies and procedures.

• Collect completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate teacher.

• Report about the work and behaviour of students during lessons and any issues arising.

• Work with Learning Support Assistants involved in a lesson where appropriate.

• The use of a range of teaching and learning approaches including use of ICT.

• The keeping of appropriate records of students' work.

• Develop strong professional working relationships with staff and students.

• Support the wider functioning of the school through administrative support, on call duty rota, break and lunchtimes, LSA cover assistance, First Aid (if appropriately qualified), trips and visits and other related activities.

• Participation in your own performance management by your immediate line manager.

• Following safeguarding procedures and being aware that the safety and wellbeing of students is the responsibility of all members of the school community.

• Proving support to the Assistant Headteacher Excellence in managing cover requests.

• There may be opportunities for the postholder to develop additional responsibilities within the school’s pastoral provision, subject to experience and school priorities.

Closing date: Midday Friday 16th October, 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis as appropriate applications are received.