Cover Supervisor

Foxford Community School, Coventry, CV6 6BB

24 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 January 2026

• Closing date

  8 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £29,540 FTE Pro rata £19,200- £21,823 (

Cover Supervisor job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR

FOXFORD SCHOOL

Permanent

Grade 4 – £25,989 - £29,540 FTE

Pro rata £19,200 - £21,823 (31.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year)

31.5 hours per week over 5 days, term time only plus 5 teacher training days

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated professional to join our student support team as a cover supervisor, to play a vital role in the school. Covering for short periods of absence is a rewarding job and one that provides valuable experiences in the classroom, if you are looking for a stepping stone in order to get into teaching. You will need confidence, with the ability to inspire and enthuse our students, so that they maintain their learning in the absence of their regular teacher.

You will need good interpersonal and organisational skills to lead planned lessons, with the ability to relate to the young people in our school. If you can embrace a challenge, we will give you fantastic support and the opportunity to work with a team of energetic and enthusiastic colleagues. You will be able to gain satisfaction from helping students meet their aspirational targets as well as offer them pastoral links as a tutor.

We will offer you

• An identified experienced mentor/buddy

• Invaluable experience covering classes across all year groups

• A shadow timetable when you are not ‘on cover’ to provide ample opportunity to observe classroom practice across a diverse range of disciplines

• Classroom support/development and quality CPDL

• Access to coaching and regular feedback to develop your teaching expertise

• A comprehensive induction programme and mentor

We will play to your strengths and can offer you:

• A range of benefits which include cycle to work, free parking and an employee discount scheme.

• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition.

• Annual Support Staff Conference for all Support Staff across the Trust.

We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPDL and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best. Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

Closing date: 9:00AM Sunday 8 February 2026

Early applications are encouraged as the Trust reserves the right to call suitable candidates to interview prior to the closing date.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.

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

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 Foxford Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1060 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Foxford Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/foxford-community-school

Foxford is an 11-18 vibrant, multi-cultural school which is known for its friendly and supportive ethos and its ambition to succeed. We have recently become part of Castle Phoenix Trust which specialises in leadership and was founded in February 2013, on the success of the Caludon Castle Teaching School.

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