Cover Supervisor
Leighton Middle School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EX57 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,584.00 - £18,149.00 Annually (Actual) NJC L3b pt 6-8 (£25,989 - £26,824 Annually FTE)
Cover Supervisor job summary
Leighton Middle School is seeking a dedicated and proactive Cover Supervisor to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting student learning and wants to make a real difference in a school environment.
In this dynamic role, you'll be at the heart of our school's daily operations, ensuring that learning continues seamlessly when teachers are absent. You'll supervise students as they complete pre-set work, maintaining a productive and positive classroom atmosphere.
When not covering classes, you'll transition into a vital classroom support role, assisting with a variety of tasks to help our students and teachers thrive.
What We Offer:A permanent, term-time-only position.
A consistent, part-time schedule of 28.75 hours per week, spread over 5 days.
The chance to work in a supportive and friendly school community.
An engaging role that combines independence with teamwork.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Interested? We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as interviews may be held before the closing date.
If you are a confident and adaptable individual with a passion for helping young people succeed, we would love to hear from you.
Please note that if you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education. The purpose of the search is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with you at interview.
CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in school. The school is committed to safeguarding an promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
This vacancy may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.
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 Leighton Middle School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 597 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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