Cover Supervisor

The Holt School, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1EE

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,452.00 - £19,668.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor

30 hours per week

Grade 4 Scale Point 7-11 (£14.14 - £15.07 per hour)

Actual salary £18,452 - £19,668 per annum.

8.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday Term Time Only

Start date: November 2026

Come and join our fabulous school, where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.

As a Cover Supervisor your role will be to deliver pre-planned lessons to allow teachers to attend training and CPD opportunities and cover any short term absences. Training will be provided.

The successful applicant will have good organisational skills, the ability to work as part of a team, able to use their initiative, and a good sense of humour. This post would offer a great opportunity for anyone thinking of going into teaching in the future or a gap year student.

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, which converted to academy status in July 2011. The school was judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2023; there are 1472 students on roll (277 in the Sixth Form).

For further information, please see the accompanying job description and person specification.

Please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Katie Warner, HR manager for more information about this post. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Closing Date: Midnight, Monday 2nd November 2026

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

The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

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 The Holt School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Holt School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-holt-school

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school.

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