Cover Supervisor

Armthorpe Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 2DA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6 (NJC scale points 13 - 17) £26,045.81 - £ 27,800.48
• Additional allowances:

  Grade 6 (NJC scale points 13 - 17) £26,045.81 - £ 27,800.48

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor

Salary: Grade 6 (NJC scale points 13 - 17)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Start date: September 2026

Join a School Where Every Child Can Shine

Armthorpe Academy is seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic and resilient Cover Supervisor to join our committed team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting students' learning and development within a thriving and ambitious secondary school.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes during the short-term absence of teachers, ensuring that students remain engaged in learning and continue to make progress. You will work closely with teaching and pastoral staff to maintain high standards of behaviour, achievement and inclusion across the academy.

About Armthorpe Academy

Armthorpe Academy is an 11-16 secondary school in Doncaster and part of Consilium Academies. We are passionate about providing an outstanding education that enables every student to achieve their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.

We believe every learner is unique, and we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where all students can flourish.

The Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervising classes during teacher absence and ensuring students remain on task.
• Delivering pre-planned learning activities and supporting students in their work.
• Managing classroom behaviour in line with academy policies.
• Monitoring attendance and recording student progress and behaviour.
• Providing feedback to teaching staff following lessons.
• Supporting form registration and wider school activities when required.
• Assisting with examinations, school events, educational visits and other academy activities.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a positive learning environment.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE level or equivalent).
• Can build positive relationships with young people and inspire them to succeed.
• Has excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Is confident managing groups of students in a classroom setting.
• Has good IT skills and experience using systems such as SIMS (desirable).
• Demonstrates resilience, flexibility and a proactive approach.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and educational excellence.

Previous experience working in a school or educational setting would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Join Consilium Academies?

At Consilium Academies, our values of Excellence, Equity and Integrity guide everything we do. We are committed to supporting our staff through:

• High-quality professional development opportunities.
• Access to our Centre for Professional Learning.
• Career progression pathways across our family of schools.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Staff wellbeing initiatives and employee support programmes.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people.

Applications and Information

For further information about the role please see attached recruitment pack including, job description and person specification.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to arrange a visit to Armthorpe, please contact dawn.mckinna@consilium-at.com

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 8th July 09.00am

Interviews will take place on a date to be arranged.

Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses, and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.

We look forward to welcoming a new team member who shares our commitment to excellence in education!

Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.

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 Armthorpe Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 684 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Armthorpe Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/armthorpe-academy

Armthorpe Academy is a ‘truly inclusive school’ (Ofsted 2019). We have high expectations of students, both in terms of their progress and their behaviour. In particular, we expect them to invest in their own learning, and we encourage them to enjoy and make a positive contribution to the wider life of the school. They, in turn, can expect from us the highest possible quality of teaching, care and support.

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