Cover Supervisor

Northfield School and Sports College, Billingham, Teesside, TS22 5EG

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hrs/week, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade H point 14 - 17, £24,864 - £26,112 (actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We wish to appoint a positive, proactive and professional colleague to the role of cover supervisor. The primary role will be to supervise lessons when a teacher is absent. Work will be set by the teacher and your role will be to ensure that pupils remain on task, complete the work and to maintain high standards of behaviour in the classroom. This post will involve working with groups of pupils or individuals and experience of working in schools or with young people of secondary age would be a distinct advantage.

This post is ideal for graduates thinking of entering the teaching profession and the school plays a key part in teacher training and development alongside our training partners in Stockton.

What the school offers its staff

• an enthusiastic, talented and supportive team
• a superbly resourced teaching and learning environment
• excellent opportunities for CPD
• a staff health and well-being programme with free on-site gym membership
• a warm, friendly and positive working environment where everyone is valued and supported

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

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The posts are subject to enhanced disbarring bureau service disclosure.

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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Cover Supervisor Job Description Sept 25.pdf - 384 KB (opens in new tab)

Cover Supervisor School Particulars Sept 25.pdf - 496 KB (opens in new tab)

Cover Supervisor Person Specification Sept 25.pdf - 366 KB (opens in new tab)

About Northfield School and Sports College

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1541 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northfield School and Sports College website
• Email address: HR@northfieldssc.org
• Phone number: 01642 557373
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northfield-school-and-sports-college

Northfield School has been providing high quality education for the young people for over 45 years. With our latest transformation now complete, pupils have state of the art facilities to thrive in.

We are a values led school; our three core values being respect, honesty and resilience. These core values, along with staff having the highest expectations of every student underpin our desire to ensure that we are able to inspire confident learners, who will leave Northfield with a really good level of knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in an ever- changing world.

The school’s website contains a considerable amount of information and our pupils and staff regularly update its content. Please visit our website to find out even more about developments or access up to date information about Northfield.

Arranging a visit to Northfield School and Sports College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@northfieldssc.org.

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