Cover Supervisor
Wadham School, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7NT15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week, term time plus INSET Days. 39 working weeks. Working from 8.20AM to 3.00PM plus attendance at staff meetings on Mondays to 4.15pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Actual salary
- Full time salary: £18,044 - £19,539 (Grade 13 pt. 6 - 11)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We seek an energetic and positive individual who values young people and their learning to deliver teaching and learning planned by the class teacher with the aim of ensuring ongoing academic progress during short-term absence.
Excellent communication skills are required to liaise with teaching staff regarding the cover work set and to respond to questions from students about process and procedure, as well as dealing with immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures.
The successful applicant will have secure knowledge of ICT programmes such as Microsoft Teams, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook and be able to efficiently complete class registration.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone considering a career in education to make a direct difference to the community we serve.
Wadham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Visits to the school or an informal talkare warmly encouraged.
What the school offers its staff
Wadham School can offer you:
- Fulfilment, in knowing that you matter, and the work you do makes a positive difference to the lives you touch
- Voluntary Somerset County Pension Scheme
- Ongoing CPD training courses
- On site parking
- A supportive and friendly working environment
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wadham School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 769 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wadham School website
- Email address
- recruitment@wadhamschool.co.uk
Are you looking to work in a Good school (Ofsted, June 2019) with a community working together for the best possible outcomes for young people?
Wadham School is friendly, vibrant and forward looking. It is an exciting time at Wadham School. We strive to be a school which uses an evidence based approach to teaching and an ethos and drive for the school to be much more than just learning in lessons. A varied programme of extra-curricular activities and house competitions provides an exciting opportunity for staff to be involved in the wider school community. At our core is an aim, through everything that we do, to develop a sense of hope, a hope which will encourage and support students in becoming the best that they can be.
The school serves a beautiful area of South Somerset with excellent links to the wider South West, Bristol and Bath and direct train links to London from Crewkerne itself and Taunton.
If the above gives you a picture of a community that you would be excited to be part of then the students and staff at Wadham School invite your application and would love to meet you.
Arranging a visit to Wadham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wadhamschool.co.uk.
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