Cover Supervisor

Pittville School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JD

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,213.00 - £22,267.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5

Cover Supervisor job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR

Grade 5 (32.5 hours per week, term time only) 11-14

12-month fixed term appointment with potential to become permanent

Salary Range: £28,142 to £29,540 (points 11-14) Pro-rata

Actual Salary: £21,213 to £22,267 (0.7538 FTE)

Pittville School is looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to provide effective supervision in a range of classes and subjects in response to unforeseen short-term teacher absence. This is a combined role of a Teaching Assistant when required.

Applicants should be well educated and have ideally had experience of supervising young people in the 11-16 age range.

The successful applicants must have good interpersonal and communication skills, as well as excellent organisational skills. Applicants must be able to work independently using their own initiative and as a part of team.

This position is for 32.5 hours per week/term time plus inset days only (operating from 8.30 am to 3.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays) and will commence in November 2025. However, these hours could be increased dependent on the successful applicant and other whole school roles they can contribute towards.

The closing date is: 9am on 15th December 2025

Interview date to be confirmed

Pittville School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers, social media checks and the Disclosure and Barring Service. All offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Pittville School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers, social media checks and the Disclosure and Barring Service. All offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

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 Pittville School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 858 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pittville School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pittville-school

Pittville School is a rapidly improving 11-16 school situated in a superb setting in the heart of Cheltenham. Results are rising year on year and we are particularly proud that visitors to our school always comment on the excellent behaviour and attitude to learning exhibited by our students.

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