Cover Supervisor

Ark Boulton Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 2QG

365 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  22 July 2027 at 10pm

• Date listed

  22 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,596 - £39,152 per year
• Additional allowances:
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  • Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning, soup for lunch and lunch for those on duty. We have parking available, a gym on site and a well-equipped staff room including a pool table.
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  • Our systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are research led and based on the needs of our local context. For instance, at present we do not use traditional book marking across the school.
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  • On Fridays, children finish at 1.40 pm, giving time and space for professional development amongst staff.
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  • Staff voice is important to us; we like to listen to our staff. We are always seeking feedback and input from our staff
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  Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

Cover Supervisor job summary

As our Cover Supervisor, you will supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers, giving instructions for the lesson and ensuring good order is maintained and that all pupils are kept on task. You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every student, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life.

 

 The successful candidate will: 

• deliver engaging pre-planned lessons where required, whilst establishing a constructive, safe and ordered learning atmosphere 

• manage the behaviour of pupils whilst they work to ensure a constructive environment 

• promote the inclusion of all pupils within the classroom, being aware of and supporting difference, to ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark Boulton Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 877 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Boulton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-boulton-academy

By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most.

Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve. Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher 'applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.

Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty. 

By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.

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