Cover Supervisor
Chichester Free School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1NP23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 8am
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week: 8.00am - 3.30pm each day
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP8-13: Approximate starting salary: £25,992 (FTE) £19,169 (actual)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional candidate with the energy, passion and creativity to work as a Cover Supervisor in both the Primary and Secondary phases of our thriving All-Through school. Although the cover could be across both phases of our school, candidate preference and prior experience will be considered where possible. The successful candidate would need to be in school from 8am till 3.30pm on each day. This is a term time position. This role would be well suited to a learning support assistant looking for their next challenge, someone considering teaching as a career, or a newly qualified teacher wanting to gain further experience in the classroom.
CFS is a vibrant, collaborative and forward thinking school for 4-16 year olds, where the personal development of our pupils is just as important as the academic curriculum. Our values of ‘nurture, challenge and inspire’ influence everything we do as a school, and genuinely permeate all areas of school life. If you are a strong practitioner who shares our values and ideals, we strongly encourage you to find out more about CFS via a visit to the school or through our school website www.chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.
There is something extremely unique and special about working in an All-Through environment; the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work creatively with colleagues from both phases helping to develop a cohesive and truly progressive educational experience for all learners. Ideally, the successful candidate will have previous school experience, and will be committed to embracing the unique and special environment and opportunities of working in an All-Through school.
CFS follows national pay scales and the starting point within the range listed will be agreed on appointment with the successful candidate.
The Cover Team
The Cover Team is currently made up of five Cover Supervisors who teach and cover lessons across the Primary and Secondary phases, led by our Cover Manager who organises and plans the staffing needs based on the cover needs each day. Each of the Cover Supervisors have their specialisms and interests and support one another in the delivery of a vast array of subjects to a multitude of age ranges. The cover team base themselves in the staff room of our All-Through school and meet daily. Several previous members of the team have moved into teaching roles or initial teacher training following their experience as a Cover Supervisor at CFS.
The Role
The successful candidate will be able to cover classes and teach across all classes and abilities from Reception to Year 11, potentially with a focus in either phase dependent on the experience, knowledge base and preference of the applicant.
You will:
- be a skilled and competent professional who is energetic and totally committed to the ethos of the School
- readily establish excellent relationships with both staff, pupils and parents
- have an up-to-date awareness of current issues and challenges in education
- possess drive, expertise and enthusiasm
- possess an optimistic and resilient style when faced with pressure
- be able to communicate well with children and young people, having an understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
- have a sound understanding of IT and be able to use IT effortlessly
Further information, including a Person Specification, is included in our job pack.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the deadline.
What the school offers its staff
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and 120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, we have a bulge intake of Year 7 who started in September 2023, with over 150 pupils currently on roll in this year group, with a similar sized cohort joining Secondary in September 2025.
The School joined Sussex Learning Trust in September 2023 – a move that we personally initiated through the desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based in Haywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Western Region of the Trust, which is really exciting.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. In May 2024 we received a very strong fully graded Ofsted Inspection – we were graded at least a strong Good in all areas and Outstanding in Personal Development. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
Commitment to safeguarding
CFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with our Child Protection Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked ‘Private & confidential for the Principal’. The successful applicant must obtain List 99 clearance and DBS clearance at enhanced level.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to people@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Chichester Free School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1063 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chichester Free School website
- Email address
- people@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01243 792690
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and 120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, we have a bulge intake of Year 7 who started in September 2023, with 150 pupils currently on roll.
The School joined Sussex Learning Trust last September – a move that we personally initiated through the desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based in Haywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Chichester Hub of the Trust, which is really exciting.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. Since 2013, CFS has achieved two ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspections. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair and inclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
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