Cover Assistant
Crispin School Academy, Street, Somerset, BA16 0AD7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 08:15 – 15:10 less 40 minute break (6.25 hours per day), Monday to Friday term time plus five training days / twilight sessions (31.25 hours per week).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 12, points 12-19 (£28,598 - £32061) per year. Full time / all year round equivalent
Actual salary
- actual starting salary £20,959 per year.
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Knowledge of how to work with secondary aged students
- Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to be reliable, resourceful and take the initiative
- Ability to balance priorities and changing demands under pressure
- Ability to work independently within agreed boundaries
- Some experience of working with children and young people
- A commitment to promoting equal opportunities and meeting individual needs
- Competent personal skills in dealing with young people
- Commitment to helping every student achieve their potential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to be flexible to the needs of students
- Effective communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to use ICT to support students’ learning
What the school offers its staff
It is an exciting time to join the Wessex family as we grow, we can offer:
- Professional induction, training and continued professional development opportunities.
- Extended Leadership and other opportunities to develop your career.
- Excellent collaboration across Trust Schools, extensive learning communities and specialist subject leads, to enhance the learning of our young people and enhance your development.
- Staff benefits including reduced leisure centre membership and cycle to work scheme.
- A staff assistance programme with a specialist provider, CareFirst who provide a 24/7 free phone helpline, or face-to-face counselling for every employee in the Wessex family.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Crispin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an Enhanced DBS.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement of the role.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
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About Crispin School Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1022 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Crispin School Academy website
- Email address
- hherbert@crispinschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01458 442714
Crispin is a popular school with a strong reputation. We unashamedly have high expectations of all members of our community and we believe in challenging and supporting students to achieve their very best. Visitors regularly refer to our students and colleagues very positively. Relationships between staff and students are a strength of the school and colleagues are committed to providing every opportunity for students to have a broad experience and to be successful. We are committed to educating the whole child to ensure they enter adulthood as happy, supported young people with a love for learning. There is a sharp focus on learning and students receive excellent support. At all times we seek to be a compassionate institution.
It is important to state that Crispin has a very strong safeguarding culture which we would expect potential colleagues to wholeheartedly support.
We have a wide-ranging curriculum and have recently expanded the opportunities for students. We offer two Languages, a range of Arts and Technology options and have recently introduced new examination courses in areas such as Business, Engineering, Health and Social Care and Sport. Students have the opportunity to study Philosophy and our popular new course, Curriculum for Life. We have a high uptake of EBacc subjects but this sits alongside a commitment for students to retain a considerable degree of choice over which courses to follow. There are also a wide range of enrichment activities for students ranging from residential visits to school productions; sports to music; an enrichment week to work experience. We have recently expanded our ‘Employability’ programme considerably and we are also fortunate to have a successful Alumni Scheme.
We are proud of our vertical House system which is comprised of four Houses (Corvus, Falco, Sturnus and Tyto). This system allows for a wide range of opportunities for students from collaboration to competition, student leadership to support. All colleagues are members of one of the Houses.
We are fortunate to have a well-equipped site which includes extensive grounds, a range of curriculum area blocks and an astroturf pitch. We are also extremely fortunate to have opened a new purpose-built Innovation Hub in November 2020. This has been the most substantial development of the site since the opening of Crispin.
Crispin is due to become part of the Wessex Learning Trust on 1 March 2023. We have already been working closely with the Trust and this will offer a range of opportunities for the successful candidate.
Arranging a visit to Crispin School Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hherbert@crispinschool.co.uk.
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