Cover and Lecture Theatre Supervisor

Southfield School for Girls, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Orbis Scale Points: 17 – 20 £29,752 - £31,528 FTE. Actual Annual pro-rata salary: £23,077.02 to £24,454.73

Cover and Lecture Theatre Supervisor job summary

Cover and Lecture Theatre Supervisor

Post title: Cover and Lecture Theatre Supervisor

Responsible to: Lead Practitioner

Hours: 33.45 hours per week 8.15am to 3:15pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 8:15 to 4:30pm on Wednesday including 30 mins unpaid lunch break each day

Duration: 191 days per annum

Salary info: Orbis Scale Points: 17 - 20 £29,752 - £31,528 FTE. Annual pro-rata actual salary: £23,077 to £24,454

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor who will support our students by standing in for teachers when they are absent, this could be by covering a single class or up to four classes (approximately 120 students) working independently within our lecture theatre space. The successful candidate would ideally have experience working with children, be an excellent communicator with strong safeguarding knowledge who will maintain confidentiality at all times whilst working to achieve the best possible outcomes and wellbeing for our students.

About us:

The school was accredited as World Class in July 2021 and as such, we are committed to providing a world-class education for every student through a well-designed and balanced curriculum. Our established culture provides a calm, safe and stimulating learning environment.

Ethical leadership is at the core of all decision making at Southfield. As such, staff are valued, treated with respect and afforded a diverse range of opportunities that come with professional trust. We place significant emphasis on working collegiately as a staff to share our expertise and subsequently enhance the learning experience with our students.

With our trust growing, we are likely to have many more career development opportunities coming up in future.

Why join us:

We invest in and support our aspirant and highly skilled staff, making it easy to access opportunities for continued professional development

Our safe and nurturing environment enables staff to thrive

We are a collaborative team working across the school and with wider Trust colleagues - sharing ideas, spreading best practice, supporting and challenging, and bringing out our very best

We offer:

• A staff wellbeing day during term time;
• Long service awards and social events;
• Competitive salary and pension;
• Healthcare scheme for staff members and their families;
• Automatic progression through pay points;
• Extensive Continuous Professional Development;
• An in-house Leadership Development Programme;
• Career progression opportunities;
• Generous paid holiday entitlement;
• Opportunities for flexible working including a nine day fortnight;
• Free parking;
• Cycle to Work Scheme;
• Discounts on holidays and retailers

To apply for this role please visit: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/136976/EDV-2026-SSG-43733

We would like the successful applicant to start as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications: 9:00am on 16th October 2026. Interview date 20th October 2026. If this role attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised. If you want more info about the role, please contact us at recruitment@orbismat.com or 01536 513063

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance and appropriate checks in line with KCSIE and safer recruitment guidelines. The school is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This means that we have a Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which we refer to in our prospectus. All staff (including supply staff, volunteers and governors) must ensure that they are aware of these procedures. Parents and carers are welcome to read the policy and other related policies to be found in the statutory information section.

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.

About Southfield School for Girls

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1111 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Southfield School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southfield-school-for-girls

Southfield School for Girls is a high performing girls school that admits boys to the sixth form.
Consistently in the top 5% in the country for Progress 8 scores we offer a rounded education where the 'whole' student is a top priority and academic excellence is matched by high quality pastoral care and excellent opportunities for every student to be outstanding both in and out of school.
A licensed DofE provider - we live what we teach.

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