Cover Supervisor

St Clere's School, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0NW

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,559.06 - £28,150.40 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Thurrock Band C, Point 13 - 19

£24,559.06 - £28,150.40 actual salary per annum

35 hours per week - Monday to Friday 8:00am to 3:30pm (30 minute unpaid lunch break)

38 weeks per year - Term time plus inset days

Start Date: October 2026

St Clere’s School are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and flexible Cover Supervisor to support cover within the school. A candidate who has previous relevant experience would be at an advantage. St Clere’s School has previously supported Cover Supervisors to complete their Teaching Training and progress to a teaching role within the school.

Key Duties of the role:

• Supervising classes and supporting pupils
• Delivering cover work set by the class teacher
• Providing feedback to the classroom teacher on the pupil’s progress against lesson plans, conduct of the lesson and keeping pupil related records
• Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures
• Collecting any completed work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher
• Provide additional support to teachers in classrooms, to carry out administrative tasks when not covering a class
• Act as a role model, setting high expectations of conduct and behaviour and adhering to the schools behaviour management policy

St Clere’s School is a high achieving, oversubscribed school with a “Good” Ofsted rating and consistently high student outcomes, demand for places is increasing year on year, with over 1200 students attending from across Thurrock. We are a popular choice for families because our students succeed in many ways and are taught by staff who teach with great energy and expertise in an environment that has exceptional facilities.

St Clere’s School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.    

What the school can offer:   

• Relocation package of up to £8,000 for for new employees renting or buying a property (where applicable).
• Two week October half term 
• Recognition of continuous service    
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme   
• Excellent CPD opportunities   
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools    
• The support of an experienced family of schools    
• National Conditions of Service    
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme    
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff  
• Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance    

If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Liz Anderson hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648901

St Clere’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve, a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.

Closing date: Monday 28th September 2026 at midday

Interview Date: Friday 2nd October 2026

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.

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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 Clere's School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1460 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Clere's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clere-s-school-stanford-le-hope

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