Cover Supervisor

COVER SUPERVISOR

Grade 3 £27,254 - £33,699 (FTE) per annum, pro rata

Actual Salary £21,311 - £26,351

32.5 hours per week Term time:

8.20am - 3.20pm (30 min lunch break)

Job Purpose

• Supervision of classes in the short-term absence of the class teacher under the guidance of teaching/senior staff

• In-class support within a designated range of subject areas

• Curriculum support, including planning and administration

• Cover Supervisors are an established team and must be prepared to work in any subject.

Specific Duties

Cover Supervision

• Report to the Cover Manager at the start of each day.

• Supervise whole class to undertake pre-set work and/or activities during the absence of the regular teacher.

• Take register - paper or electronic.

• Begin and end the lesson in line with school guidance, ensuring students are provided with the necessary resources for their learning.

• Maintain good order and manage pupil behaviour and deal promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established school policy.

• Keep students on task as necessary.

• Respond appropriately to questions raised by students.

• Collect any completed work and return it to the appropriate teacher/department.

• Ensure the room is left tidy and ready for the next lesson.

• Provide a brief report on each class covered at the end of each day and return this to the Cover Manager.

• To liaise with either the Subject Leader, Achievement Co-ordinator or Form Tutor re any behaviour difficulties experience during lessons.

• Use school digital systems as required, such as Arbor, Google Classrooms and approved online platforms

Closing Date: 1 September 2026

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview earlier and withdraw the advert if a large number of applications are received.