Cover Supervisor

The Wordsley School, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5SP

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  30 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,791.00 - £24,292.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor

(Non-teaching post)

Permanent, part-time (32.5 hours per week) and 39 weeks per year (term time + five INSET Days).

Start date: to be confirmed.

Salary: Non-teaching staff pay scale grade 5 point 7 (£22,791) to point 11 (£24,292).

A unique opportunity to make a difference in a dynamic and forward-thinking school, which prides itself on its culture and ethos.

The key responsibility is for the supervision of whole classes during any short term staff absence. The post would suit candidates considering entering the privileged career of teaching.

For further information regarding this exciting post, how to arrange a pre-visit and how to apply, please see our comprehensive Application Pack and further information on our website (www.wordsleyschool.co.uk/about/jobs)

Stour Vale Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

To apply for the post, please complete an application form in My New Term.

Deadline for applications: Midnight Sunday 30th August 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

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 The Wordsley School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 906 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Wordsley School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-wordsley-school

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