Cover Supervisor

St Edmund Campion Catholic School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5XA

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 per week, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 3 (£27,254 - £33,699 FTE), pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a welcoming, professional and experienced person to fulfil this role. You will be required to work alongside Heads of Department and Teaching Staff. The successful candidate will be able to build positive relationships with students acting as a professional role model, should have good literacy and numeracy skills, previous experience of working with children and young people and be committed to maintaining a positive culture of quality learning. This post may well suit a candidate who is looking to gain experience in the classroom prior to undergoing a teaching career. We wish to appointment someone who:

• has high expectations for all pupils and can relate well to pupils in a calm and authoritative manner

• has a positive outlook and a good work ethic

• will contribute to the school ethos, values and mission statement

• will communicate effectively with parents, pupils, visitors and staff

• remains calm and positive under pressure

• can work with minimum supervision and as part of a team

• will use initiative to support the Principal, Senior Leadership Team and school staff

What the school offers its staff

The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing nine Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are located in the northern part of Birmingham.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Cover Supervisor Job Description June 2026.docx.pdf - 116 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Edmund Campion Catholic School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1151 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Edmund Campion Catholic School website
• Email address: hr@sjp2.net
• Phone number: 01218278664
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-edmund-campion-catholic-school

Arranging a visit to St Edmund Campion Catholic School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@sjp2.net.

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