Cover Supervisor - Portchester Community School

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Job Reference EPSEDJOBS/839/13931

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Contract Details: Term Time only plus one week (40 weeks) Salary: Actual Salary: £25,176 to £27,699 p.a. Full Time Equivalent Salary: £28,697 to £31,573 p.a. Working Hours: 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3.30pm Establishment Name and Location: Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Fareham Closing Date: 13/11/2026 Job Category: Support Local Authority: Hampshire Phase of Education: Secondary

Job Introduction

Cover Supervisor
Term-time only plus one week (40 weeks)
Start Date: As soon as possible

 

We seek an individual with strong communication skills and a flexible approach to supervise classes during staff absence and assist departments with all aspects of pupil progress.  The role will include supporting planning and helping pupils to develop personal and communication skills and encouraging good pupil behaviour and work.

 

The postholder will also be responsible for fulfilling the safeguarding requirements of the role and adhering to the school’s safeguarding policy.

 

The ability to work in whole class situations and small groups is a key aspect of this role.

 

Essential Qualifications Required

Educated to GCSE Level 4 (or above) OR work experience deemed to have brought the role holder to a comparable level.

The successful candidate must be capable of maintaining the highest professional standards and place the child at the centre of everything they do.   If this describes you then we are interested in hearing from you.

 

We can offer:

A school that is moving towards outstanding.

A school with a calm and considered environment.

A school that pupils, staff and the community feel proud of.

Effective training and support.

Membership of a strong staff team.

The opportunity for promotion when the occasion arises.

We are a growing 11 – 16 comprehensive school.  Graded ‘good’ by Ofsted in our most recent inspection (January 2024) and graded as ‘outstanding’ for Personal Development. We pride ourselves in being highly inclusive and pupil focused.  We were awarded the prestigious National SMSC Quality Mark Gold Award, for the second time in April 2024. We are very proud of our pupils and their achievements. 

Within the school we also have a resourced provision for physically disabled pupils who are integrated fully into the life of the school, which brings a richness and variety to the curriculum and adds to our extensive after school provision. We are proud of the way we address the needs of all of our pupils.

 

As a community school we also have a nursery and a pre-school.

 

If you would like to find out more about the school, then please email Mr. N Cousins Deputy Headteacher [email removed]

 

Visits to the school are welcome as well as informal discussions to support and inform your application. Please contact [email removed]

 

An Application Pack can be downloaded from our website at www.portchester.hants.sch.uk/vacancies or email: [email removed]

 

Please email your completed application to [email removed] and return the equalities monitoring form in line with the details shown on the form.

 

Please be aware that a Hampshire County Council application form must be completed, as CVs are not accepted.

 

Applications will be considered on receipt and suitable candidates invited for interview.  We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement early if the vacancy is fille