Cover Supervisor

Leeds City Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2LG

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,597.00 - £26,682.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

This role provides cover for the short-term absence of teaching staff and supports teams in areas such as resource development, contributing to the academy’s objective of raising standards of achievement. You will supervise lessons, support student learning, and maintain a positive, inclusive, and well-managed classroom environment. You will monitor progress, provide feedback, carry out routine marking and administrative tasks, and contribute to behaviour management, safeguarding, and wider academy activities to ensure all students are supported to succeed.

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 Leeds City Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1009 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Leeds City Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leeds-city-academy

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