Cover Supervisor

Priory Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4JA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Sept 25

• Closing date

  24 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,842.00 Annually (Actual) H5 Pro Rata

Cover Supervisor job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR

Priory Academy, Dunstable

Grade: H5

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 8:15am to 3:15pm

Contract: Term-time plus 5 days INSET

Actual Salary: £19,842 per annum

Start: Sept 25

These hours are a pre-requisite to meet the needs of the post and unfortunately not negotiable.

Are you looking for a rewarding career working with young people?

Priory Academy are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to provide cover and support to classes, on behalf of absent teachers. We are a forward-looking school with a strong reputation for catering for students from year 5 through to year 11.

As Cover Supervisor you will join our talented support staff team and provide cover for pre-prepared lessons for classes of up to 30 students. You will assist students in lessons or undertake admin tasks when cover is not required. Training will be available.

To be successful, you will be a supportive, enthusiastic and reliable colleague. Relevant school experience would be an advantage, as well as a basic knowledge of IT programs.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Further details and application forms are available on the Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, or from the HR Team by emailing hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or telephoning 01727 734424. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 24 June 2025, 9am

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Priory Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 791 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Priory Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/priory-academy

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