Cover Supervisor
The Wherry School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 2GB9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 1am
Date listed
6 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,403 - £28,142 FTE
Cover Supervisor job summary
Part of The Wherry School Trust
Tel: 01603 629440
Email: office@thewherryschool.co.uk
- Salary – Scale E, Point 7-11, £26,403 - £28,142 FTE (dependent on qualifications and experience)
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 33 hours per week
- Term time + 1 week
- Required for September 2026
We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor, with a focus on Primary, supporting teaching and learning across the School.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the team of The Wherry School to support young people with autism working alongside teachers and staff with the passion to deliver a truly individualised curriculum. You will be joining our school staff in a purpose built and resourced specialist setting for children with a diagnosis of autism and who possess a mainstream ability profile.
The Wherry School opened in September 2017 with 48 learners, initially in Years 1 to 8, and over the last seven years has grown to 134 students across the 4-19 age range. It has been established to meet a clear educational need in the area and is supported by a Trust and educational partners, all of whom are successfully providing outstanding education and/or support to children and young people in Norfolk.
The cover supervisor will be responsible to the CEO, Executive Principals, Phase Leaders. The Cover Supervisor will be expected to deliver and support teaching and learning relating to The Wherry ASSK curriculum as well as the National Curriculum. The role will also include the delivery of lessons as Cover Supervisor across the Primary and Secondary school where required. The successful candidate should be prepared to cover on short notice where the need is identified.
The post will form part of the team around the children and will work alongside teachers, all supporting agencies and school clinical staff, forming strong relationships with parents and carers to ensure the highest possible quality of teaching for the children in your care and ensuring they reach their maximum potential in all areas of learning and social, emotional development.
The successful candidate will also :
- Take an active role in a wide range of classroom and physical activities throughout the academic year; assisting and working closely with the Class Teacher and other Teaching Assistants to contribute to lessons
- Support the development of key core subject knowledge including phonics, reading, specific mathematical knowledge and intervention programmes, as appropriate
- Support the children and young people, alongside colleagues in the classroom, during break periods and at lunch times, this will form part of the contracted hours (all staff will be entitled to a break during the lunchtime period)
- Under the direction of the Class Teacher, help prepare for lessons, contribute towards and carry out schemes of work and individualised learning plans and support if appropriate, care plans – cover supervisors may teach prepared learning under direction from the Classteacher
- support all staff to contribute to individual student assessments, including assessments of communication, learning plan targets, curriculum learning and management programmes including support for positive behaviour monitoring and reporting
- Support the Class Teacher in planning and preparing for educational visits and school journeys and accompany students on such visits
Already working in a school, educational or specialist setting, or with relevant experience of working with children and young people, you have good knowledge of supporting pupils with autism and/or additional needs. The children and young people at the Wherry School need staff who are committed to supporting them to achieve the best possible outcomes and who have the highest aspirations for all. This is a unique opportunity to work with this new specialist Educational Trust with the commitment to provide all staff ongoing training, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction.
If you are interested in this post please contact Dani Williams or Kevin Holland, Executive Principals at - office@thewherryschool.co.uk to find out more about the role (please include a contact number in your email).
How to apply
A Recruitment pack and person specification are available from ‘Attachments’. Alternatively, these and our application from can be found on our recruitment website. We do not accept applications made via any other method. If you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to this website.
Please email applications to - office@thewherryschool.co.uk
Closing date: 15 May 2026 at Midday
Interview dates: w/c 18 May 2026
The Wherry School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A full DBS check will be required for the successful candidate and all procedures and checks as in the school's Safeguarding Children Policy will be followed. The Wherry School is an Equal Opportunities Employer. In line with KCSIE 2025, the school may complete online searches of candidates. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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 The Wherry School
- School type
- Free Schools, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 130 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Wherry School website
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