Cover Supervisor

Aldercar High School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4HL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 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: £26,847.00 - £27,331.00 Annually (FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Aldercar High School is seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable School Business Assistant (Cover Supervisor) to join our dedicated team. This is a varied and rewarding role combining classroom supervision with administrative support, making a real difference to the daily life of our school.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes in the absence of teaching staff, ensuring students remain engaged with their learning in a calm, purposeful and productive environment. Alongside this, you will provide valuable administrative support across the school, helping to ensure our operations run smoothly.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with young people.
• Demonstrates effective classroom management skills and high expectations.
• Can confidently manage behaviour and promote positive learning environments.
• Has excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Is flexible, proactive and able to build positive relationships with students and staff.
• Is committed to supporting the educational and personal development of young people.

In return, we offer:

• A supportive and welcoming school community.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A varied role where every day brings new challenges and rewards.
• The chance to make a genuine impact on students' education and wellbeing.

Ready to make a difference?

Apply today and become part of a team that is committed to helping every student achieve their full potential.

Join Aldercar High School as a School Business Assistant (Cover Supervisor).

Term-time only

Varied and rewarding role

Effective classroom management and student support

Administrative responsibilities across the school

Make a difference every day while supporting learning and helping our school thrive.

Why Join Embark?

We’re a trust of stand-out schools where every child — and adult — is seen, known and valued. We believe in supporting our people to grow and thrive, and we offer:

• A collaborative, family-friendly culture

• Full induction and opportunities for progression

• Staff networks and wellbeing support across the trust

Safeguarding Statement:
Embark Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment practices, including an enhanced DBS check. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background, who share our commitment to inclusion.

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 Aldercar High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 648 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Aldercar High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aldercar-high-school-nottingham

About Aldercar High School
Welcome to Aldercar High School & Sixth Form Centre

The staff, governors and students of Aldercar High School and Sixth Form Centre extend a warm welcome to you. We are a rapidly improving school which has seen recent improvements in the academic achievements of our pupils.

We challenge our students to have high expectations of themselves throughout their school life. Good attendance and punctuality, as well as working hard and to the best of their ability, are key to their academic success. Being respectful, courteous and disciplined allows our students to develop into responsible members of both our school and their local community.

Aldercar High School is a happy and harmonious school where students are cared for well. They feel safe and their talents are nurtured by their teachers. Staff have strong relationships with parents so that students can be best supported to achieve their very best.

We aim for all of our students to leave Aldercar High School with the qualifications that reflect their very best ability as well as have the social confidence to make a real impact on their world whatever their talents.

I hope that our prospectus and website provides you with an insight into the life of students at Aldercar High School and that you have all the information that you need to make the right choice of school.

Clare Hatto

Head Teacher

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