Cover Supervisor
Cantell School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3GJ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
31 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Term time only (39 weeks), Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 7 Pro rata £27,560 – £32,236
What skills and experience we're looking for
Cantell School is proud to be a heavily oversubscribed, inclusive comprehensive school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community. Our fundamental mission is to provide an exceptional learning experience for every student so that they may lead a happy and successful life now and in the future.
In March 2024, we were judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. Whilst we are honoured to receive such an accolade, we must be clear that this does not define us. What makes us stand out in the crowd is the strength of relationships between our diverse student and staff body. It is one of the reasons why Cantell is a great place for students to learn and staff to work!
“Pupils are rightly proud to attend Cantell School. They feel happy, safe and well cared for. Pupils enjoy being part of the ‘Cantell Family’. They like the school’s diversity. As one pupil said, ‘It is a vibrant place to learn.’”Ofsted, February 2023
The main purpose of this post is to supervise classes of teachers who may be absent due to illness, in meetings or participating in professional development. The post will involve you supervising the work set by absent teachers. You will need to ensure the students complete work to the best possible standard and that the work is collected in at the end of the lesson and distributed to the teacher concerned.
We will offer the successful applicant:
- A committed and extremely supportive staff team
- The opportunity to make a real difference to our students
- A thriving community of students and parents/carers
What the school offers its staff
We will offer the successful applicant:
- A committed and extremely supportive staff team
- The opportunity to make a real difference to our students
- A thriving community of students and parents/carers
Further information about the job
The school is committed to safeguarding children and all applicants are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Although applications will be processed as they arrive, an earlier closing date may be made before this if a successful candidate is found.
Further details and an application form are available on our website www.cantell.co.uk
Alternatively, please contact a member of the HR team on by email recruitment@cantell.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Cantell School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school. We believe that our students have a right to learn in a caring, supportive and safe environment; our staff are vigilant for signs of any student in distress and are confident about applying the processes to alleviate any problems or concerns.
We fully recognise our responsibilities for child protection. We have a Child Protection Policy that applies to all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to our school.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cantell School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1288 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cantell School website
- Email address
- recruitment@cantell.co.uk
Cantell School has been on a journey of significant improvement over the last few years and we are proud to be known as a happy and successful school in Southampton, Hampshire and beyond. Our success is very much down to the hard work of our students, supported by a committed, passionate and dedicated staff team.
Arranging a visit to Cantell School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cantell.co.uk.
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