Cover Supervisor

ACE Schools Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0AT

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP - pending pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  8 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,941.00 - £29,198.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Dear Prospective Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in the Cover Supervisor position at ACE Schools. We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic staff to join our team within Plymouth.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will play a vital role in supporting and facilitating the learning and development of the pupils in our care. The ideal candidate will bring experience of working with young people who have additional needs, alongside the resilience and commitment needed to support learners day-to-day. You will be expected to work both within and beyond the classroom, including off-site activities, to help our students engage and succeed in their education.

Working closely with our teaching specialists, you will:

• Provide academic support to individuals and small groups.

• Help young people develop coping strategies and make positive behavioural choices.

• Offer care, encouragement, and consistency so they can thrive socially and emotionally.

This role is an opportunity to be at the forefront of making life-changing differences for young people—ensuring they receive the same high-quality education and opportunities as their peers.

If you have strong communication skills, a professional and organised approach, and a genuine desire to make a difference, we would love to hear from you. A full driving licence and access to transport are essential for this post.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact us on 01752 396100 and we will connect you with one of our Base Leads.

Please see the attached candidate pack for more details

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 ACE Schools Plymouth

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: ACE Schools Plymouth website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ace-schools-plymouth

ACE Schools Plymouth AP Academy (part of ACE Schools Multi Academy Trust) was formally set up on 1st June 2016 with the aim of building on the solid foundation established by the previous PRU. ACE Schools Plymouth operates from thirteen sites around Devon & Cornwall and provides education and support services throughout the community to support pupils to access education in schools, community centres, medical facilities or their own homes.

We offer outstanding opportunities in education for young people aged between 4 and 18 who do not attend mainstream schools for a variety of reasons including; medical need, risk of exclusion, behaviour, mental health diagnoses and SEN. Our dynamic and ground-breaking approach ensures our young people become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens. ACE has grown rapidly into one of the largest and most successful AP Academy models in the UK.

If you have resilience and have the desire to help make a difference to young people’s lives then we would like to hear from you.

ACE Schools Plymouth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be undertaken before a confirmed offer of employment is made to successful applicants.

You will be required to undertake positive handling training as part of your induction and essential qualification and person requirements should be met as per role profile to be considered for shortlisting.

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