Cover Supervisor

Leighton Middle School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EX

66 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 May 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,584.00 - £18,149.00 Annually (Actual) NJC L3b pt 6-8 (£25,989 - £26,824 Annually FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Are you looking for a fulfilling role in education without the demands of full-time teaching?

Leighton Middle School is seeking a dedicated and proactive Cover Supervisor to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting student learning and wants to make a real difference in a school environment.

In this dynamic role, you'll be at the heart of our school's daily operations, ensuring that learning continues seamlessly when teachers are absent. You'll supervise students as they complete pre-set work, maintaining a productive and positive classroom atmosphere.

When not covering classes, you'll transition into a vital classroom support role, assisting with a variety of tasks to help our students and teachers thrive.

What We Offer:

• A permanent, term-time-only position.

• A consistent, part-time schedule of 28.75 hours per week, spread over 5 days.

• The chance to work in a supportive and friendly school community.

• An engaging role that combines independence with teamwork.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Interested? We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as interviews may be held before the closing date.

If you are a confident and adaptable individual with a passion for helping young people succeed, we would love to hear from you.

Please note that if you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education. The purpose of the search is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with you at interview.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in school. The school is committed to safeguarding an promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

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 Leighton Middle School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 600 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leighton Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leighton-middle-school

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