Cover Supervisor

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2HE

40 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,093.00 - £31,067.00 Annually (FTE) 32.5hrs per week, Term Time Only plus Training Days. Actual Starting Salary £21,980.00 per annum

Cover Supervisor job summary

Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more

Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.

At Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, we are looking to recruit a passionate Cover Supervisor, who is confident and able to work with our young people in a classroom environment to ensure that quality learning takes place during staff absence. Our Cover Supervisors supervise groups of students in the classroom whose work has been set and ensure learning takes place in a calm and orderly environment.

This is an important role to provide additional support to both staff and students across the key stages, and will involve deployment to various departments in the Academy on an ‘as required’ basis. On those days when cover for whole classes is not required, duties will include supporting students alongside subject teachers in the classroom and assisting with supporting students in other areas across the academy as required.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a confident & assertive individual;
• Have the ability to relate to young people;
• Have a flexible approach;
• Be able to work as part of a team.

Working hours: Monday 8:15am – 4:15pm, Tuesday to Thursday 8.15am - 3.20pm, Friday 8.15am - 2.00pm

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy (OSCA) is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, and in very close proximity to the centre of Birmingham. It is a slightly larger than average, 11–16 co-educational academy with approximately 1,200 students. It has grown over the last few years and is now full and oversubscribed in every year group for the seventh consecutive year. The academy’s reputation locally is excellent. OSCA was graded as a good academy, for the third time in 2023.

The academy has been recognised with a myriad of awards over recent years. These include the Investors In People Gold Award, The Quality In Careers Standard Gold Award, The Basic Skills Quality Mark, and the Artsmark Gold Award. This is a fantastic time to join the vibrant and caring learning community at OSCA. Its strong code of values guides its work and creates a secure and safe environment where all students can thrive and succeed. Staff are committed to ensuring every student reaches their full potential by having the highest aspirations and a commitment to both academic and personal excellence. Students speak positively about the “strong sense of community” at the academy and “the support they receive from the teachers”, with a Year 8 student describing life at OSCA as being part of “one big family.”

About Ormiston Academies Trust

Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach – they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, your work will have purpose and meaning.

Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…

• The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before – being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive

• Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children – a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve

• Being part of a team and community where you belong – being part of a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities

• A supportive environment to grow your career – an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits

Could you be the person we are looking for? If so, we look forward to hearing from you!

Please submit your application before the closing date of Wednesday 16th July 2025 and please note that CVs will not be accepted. Previous applicants need not apply.

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

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 Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1159 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-sandwell-community-academy

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