Cover Supervisor and Duke of Edinburgh Award Lead

Waseley Hills High School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9EL

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 May 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,434.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE)

Cover Supervisor and Duke of Edinburgh Award Lead job summary

Cover Supervisor and DofE Award Lead

35 hours per week Term Time Only + 5 days

NJC Scale SO1 (FTE £34,434 - £36,363)

Permanent

Waseley Hills High School is seeking to appoint a passionate and ambitious Cover Supervisor to deliver lessons to students aged 11-16 years in the absence of their usual teacher and lead the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. Applications are welcomed from candidates with a commitment to raising achievement of all pupils who are enthusiastic about learning and enrichment with a demonstrable record of engaging young people in extra-curricular clubs and delivering the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.

We are a school in the Central Regions School Trust, whose mission is social justice through exceptional schools. Therefore, this provides us with the opportunities, capabilities and desire to develop both our staff and students so this role will be in collaboration with a wider team of teaching staff and departments across other schools and will always be supported.

All support staff are subject to the Conditions of Employment set out in their contract of employment and the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (The Green Book) Document. The Trust and its schools comply with these requirements as a minimum but optionally offer an incredible wellbeing package including 3 days term-time holiday, free tea and coffee facilities, free eye tests, flu vaccinations, cycle scheme and an employee assistance programme that offers a wide range of free support from emotional to financial and legal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. Successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

The completed form should be submitted by 4.00pm on Monday 4th May. However, early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview earlier for this post should suitable candidates apply.

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

Central Region Schools Trust is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity. It is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The completion of an Enhanced DBS will be required.

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 Waseley Hills High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 741 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waseley Hills High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waseley-hills-high-school

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