Cover Supervisor

St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6AE

25 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Salary NJC Grade C1, Scale Points 12 – 17 (Actual Salary £19,632 - £21,297 per annum )

Cover Supervisor job summary

• Permanent, 30 hours per week, term time only plus 2 additional days
• Salary NJC Grade C1, Scale Points 12 - 17, £28,598 - £31,022 per annum
• 8.15 am - 2.45 pm Monday to Friday (30 minutes lunch each day)
• Actual Salary £19,632 - £21,297 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and adaptable Cover Supervisor to join a hardworking and dedicated team within a high achieving and oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy. This appointment provides the opportunity to teach well-motivated and hardworking pupils. Previous experience would be desirable but full training will be provided.

If you have the ability to engage and enthuse our students coupled with the drive and commitment required to be an exceptional member of our team, then we would like to hear from you.

What are we looking for?

• Someone with the ability to provide consistent professional standards regarding work and behaviour.
• A colleague who is able to provide administrative and technical support to subject departments and the Cover Manager.
• Some who can relate well to young people, with the ability to capturing the spirit of our vision and values.
• Someone who has the presence to maintain a productive classroom environment and keep students on task.

What can we offer you?

• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
• On-site parking and access to canteen.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North-West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the February 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.

• Closing date: Monday 3 November 2025, 12 noon
• Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1213 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-menston-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North-West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the February 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.

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