Cover Supervisor

Harborne Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9LU

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Harborne Primary School is a vibrant, inclusive and ambitious school split across two sites - Station Road and Court Oak Road - serving 808 wonderful pupils.

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join our school where students are paramount. The post entails supervising lessons when teachers are absent and assisting with the development of learning resources for such lessons. The role is busy and varied and you will work across all year groups.

Strong personal qualities such as confidence, integrity and presence are sought in addition to good ICT skills. Consistent and effect communication are required together with the ability to use your own initiative.

Harborne Primary School offers

• A fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference to children’s learning!
• A job that is fun, flexible, creative and will make you smile!
• An opportunity to use a range of skills in supporting children’s learning and the curriculum
• Outstanding professional development opportunities for all our staff
• Valuable experience if you wish to go into teaching!
• Term-time only position - offering greater flexibility in work life

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 Harborne Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: Up to 840 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Harborne Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harborne-primary-school-birmingham

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