Cover Supervisor

St Augustine's Catholic College, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate start

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.13 - £14.82 Hourly 30 hours per week. Term time only. Worked over 5 days. Fixed Term to 22nd July 2026

Cover Supervisor job summary

The role is to manage the classroom and supervise the students when teaching staff are absent, ensuring that students remain on task and engaged with their work. Cover Supervisors will also be expected to promote good behaviour using our Behaviour Management procedures, create a positive learning environment, report back any behavioural or other issues, and follow College policies relating to child protection, health and safety and confidentiality. We are looking for applicants who have:

• experience of working with children and addressing large groups
• a caring, flexible, resilient professional approach
• an understanding of the teaching and learning process

The staff at St Augustine’s are highly skilled, they keep abreast of developments in the understanding of effective teaching and learning and they are passionate about students and their progress. if you would like to work in an environment which sets the highest standards and are keen to progress in your career, we may be the school for you.

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 St Augustine's Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 950 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Augustine's Catholic College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-augustine-s-catholic-college

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