Casual Cover Supervisor
Havelock Academy, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN32 8JH21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
16 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Full-time equivalent salary
- £14.59 Hourly NJC 11 FTE £28,142 per annum, pro-rata for causal hours contract
Casual Cover Supervisor job summary
We are recruiting for an Casual Cover Supervisor at Havelock Academy, based in Grimsby.
About this Role
Our cover team is the one of the key elements that enables our students to have a well-rounded approach and positive attitude to prepare them for the world of work.
The successful applicant will be part of a team that offers classroom support as well as always approaching any task with a positive and hardworking ethos. Our cover team go above and beyond to support students school learning.
We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.
About the role
This is a casual contract working as and when required.
Please see job description for detailed list of responsibilities.
About our Academy
At Havelock we want all our students to achieve well academically, and we take great pains to ensure that we have an appropriately broad and balanced curriculum and pastoral structures.
The links between the pastoral care, academic achievement and outstanding enrichment opportunities are designed to enable every student to reach his or her potential. We use past student performance to establish a culture of success. Our teachers plan their curriculum collaboratively, developing a vibrant learning community in state-of-the-art buildings.
You will be joining a hard-working, friendly and supportive team community at a very exciting time as our academy goes from strength to strength.
Salary & Benefits
NJC 11 FTE £28,142 per annum, pro-rata for causal hours contract
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
Awards and Recognition Scheme
Flexible working patterns
Benefits Platform: holiday discounts, cinema tickets, restaurant booking discounts, Cycle to Work Scheme
Who we are looking for
Commitment to and or experience of working with children and young people
Ability to motivate and encourage children to meet their targets for learning and/or behaviour
Ability to show awareness to when it is appropriate to consult teachers about a child’s behaviour or learning
Understanding of the practical application of Equal Opportunities in a school context
Aware of Health and Safety and safeguarding issues
Excellent verbal and written inter-personal skills at all levels
Ability to write brief reports and keep records
An accomplished user of ICT
Excellent organisation, prioritisation and time management skills
An ability to share skills to other members of the team
High levels of discretion and integrity
Approachable and Composed
Comfortable around and able to form good relationships with staff, students and parents.
To be a positive role model to our pupils.
Be flexible and resilient in response to a changing educational environment.
Ability to be empathetic towards parents and students
Able to be firm when required and consistent
Committed to own professional development and that of others
Highly motivated and hard working
Fully supportive of the aims and ethos of a school providing a specialist school education and committed to ensuring access to the curriculum for all children
A commitment to promoting equality and diversity, providing an inclusive and co-operative environment in which all students and individuals working for and on behalf of the organisation feel respected and able to give of their best.
Committed to promoting the welfare of all children and creating a safe environment in which children can learn; considering, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
Play an important part in the wider safeguarding of children - identifying concerns, sharing information and taking prompt action to safeguard and protect them.
Aware that the Trust will take all steps to prevent those who pose a risk of harm from working with children. Recruitment procedures ensure rigour in identifying and rejecting people who might abuse children.
Aware of Health & Safety and Safeguarding as appropriate to role
About The David Ross Education Trust
The David Ross Education Trust’s mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.
We broaden the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities.
We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.
Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivaled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.
Our aim is to be the country’s top-performing Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust runs 36 schools between London and Yorkshire, ranging from small rural primaries to much larger secondary schools in urban areas. We have an all through school in London based on the Olympic Park as well as a special school in Lincolnshire which caters for pupils aged 2-19 who have a diverse range of special educational needs.
We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.
Apply now
To complete our on-line application form, please use the ‘apply now’ tab.
Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates' details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.
The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.
The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.
All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education" statutory guidance.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Havelock Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 911 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Havelock Academy website
Havelock has a distinguished history, serving generations of students as a grammar school, a comprehensive and now as an academy.
At Havelock we want all of our students to achieve well academically and we take great pains to ensure that we have an appropriately broad and balanced curriculum and pastoral structures. The links between the pastoral care, academic achievement and outstanding enrichment opportunities are designed to enable every student to reach his or her potential. We use past student performance to establish a culture of success. Our teachers plan their curriculum collaboratively, developing a vibrant learning community in state-of-the-art buildings.
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