3 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    12 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 31 hours 15 minutes per week. 38 working weeks.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£26,824

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Priory Witham Academy is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Cover Supervisor to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy – a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto ‘Believe Together Achieve Together’.

We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Cover Supervisor who will cover lessons within the Academy as part of PPA time or staff absence. The Academy is an ‘all through school’ and in addition to cover, the appointed candidate will provide classroom support in KS3&4 and have a good working knowledge and recent experience of lesson delivery, adapting to academy needs and working with pupils.

The successful applicant will be flexible, organised and IT literate. It is essential that they are able to use their initiative and have strong inter-personal skills to build strong relationships with pupils and colleagues.


What the school offers its staff

The Priory Witham Academy is an ‘all through’ (EYFS – 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our ‘open door’ policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision.

The Priory Witham Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.


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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About The Priory Witham Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 18
Education phase
All through school
School size
1092 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01522 882900

Arranging a visit to The Priory Witham Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mseller@prioryacademies.co.uk.

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