14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    21 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    6 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week - Permanent - Term Time Only

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Actual salary: £23,923.66 - £25,940.89 per annum (FTE: £28,305.58 - 30,692.30)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Now recruiting for a Cover Supervisor to provide supervision in the event of teaching staff being absent from work or otherwise unavailable. When not being used for cover, to provide administration support to the teaching staff of a designated faculty.

The Oakwood Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

  • Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
  • The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
  • Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee benefits platform

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.

For further details regarding this post please contact Sue Wright, Operations/Office Manager on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About The Oakwood Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
746 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01159539323

The Oakwood Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Arranging a visit to The Oakwood Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.wright@oakwoodacademy.org.uk.

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