Cover Supervisor
The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EH6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1-Sep-2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 10am
Date listed
8 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Cover Supervisor
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,409.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE)
Cover Supervisor job summary
All about the role:
Working hours: 32 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time, including teacher training days).
We are looking for a hardworking, dynamic and inspirational colleague who enjoys being busy, to join our team of Cover Supervisors, working with students across the school in all subject areas. The key task is to undertake work set by teachers who are absent. The successful applicant will need to bring a sense of energy to the role and a desire to continually improve, and will share our commitment to raising the achievement of every student.
The successful applicant will be skilled and experienced in working with young people. The primary role will involve managing and supervising the learning of students during the absence of the class teacher. Other duties may include small group intervention and mentoring, scribing for students taking examinations and accompanying students on educational visits. The role is a superb opportunity for anyone wishing to gain further experience in a school environment as part of their career development, and offers invaluable experience for anyone wishing to go on and study for a PGCE. A commitment to help all young people and staff to achieve their best, and a shared belief in our inclusive ethos is expected of all staff.
For further information about the role, job description and person specification please see the attached documents.
This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. A copy of the school’s Safeguarding Children in Our School Policy and our Policy and Code of Conduct for Safe Practice are available on our website. An online profile search will be conducted and references will be sought on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
The post is subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS to include children's barred list checks. Disclosure will contain details of formal cautions, reprimands and final warnings, as well as convictions.
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.
About The John of Gaunt School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1260 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The John of Gaunt School website
The John of Gaunt School is large and dynamic school with approximately 1270 students on roll. We are currently a single Academy and actively promote collaboration with our feeder primary schools through the Trowbridge Schools’ Social Enterprise - Collaborative Schools Ltd and the West Wiltshire Alliance; a partnership of 8 secondary schools and Wiltshire College. Our school roll is rising significantly each year and our reputation has accelerated over the last two years. We are now at the forefront educational practice and we are delighted that our recent changes are accelerating the progress of our students. We are part Equa Multi Academy Trust. Details about Equa MAT can be found on their website https://equa.org.uk .
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