Cover Supervisor
Worle Community School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 8XX7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 October 2026
Closing date
12 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
5 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- PATH 6 £29,542 FTE, £22,319 prorated
Cover Supervisor job summary
Job title: Cover Supervisor
Salary: PATH 6 £29,542 FTE, £22,319 prorated
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks of the year (term time only + 5 INSET)
Contract Type: Permanent
About the role
In this role, you will be the face of support in the classroom. When a teacher is away, you will step in to lead the lesson, guide students through pre-planned tasks, and keep them focused, motivated and safe. No two days are the same, and your presence will be key in helping our students maintain their momentum and enthusiasm for learning.
What you will be doing:
- Stepping up to guide classes through structured work left by their teachers, ensuring they stay on task and get the most out of their lesson.
- Creating a welcoming, focused and respectful classroom environment where everyone feels safe and ready to learn.
- Helping students navigate their work, answering their questions and offering tailored support to individual learners or small groups.
- Handing completed work back to teachers and sharing useful updates on student progress and behaviour.
- Stepping in to assist with break-time supervision or help out students who need a quieter, alternative space to work.
- Under the direction of teachers, preparing engaging learning resources, design vibrant classroom displays and help keep student records up to date.
About you
We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys working with teenagers, brings a positive attitude to the corridors and can think on their feet. If you are a natural communicator who can build quick rapport with students and staff alike, you will thrive here!
You will:
- hold at least GCSE-equivalent qualifications (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent) in English and Maths.
- have a background working with young people
- be passionate about student welfare and are ready to actively protect and promote the safety of our pupils.
- be an effective multitasker who can manage a busy daily schedule with a calm, polite and professional approach.
- be proactive, keen to learn new techniques and excited about developing your career in education.
About us
At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD to be a part of Worle. We aim to be:
- Prepared
- Respectful
- Optimistic
- Understanding
- Determined
At Worle Community School we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves. At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
We can offer you:
- Happy, engaging students
- A supportive trust and school community
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
- Access to a fully funded Healthcare Scheme for all employees and their dependants
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, Monday 12th October. Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 15th October. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact us to arrange that.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Worle Community School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1244 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
About Worle Community School:
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.
At Worle Community School Academy, WCSA, we look after our colleagues. We are a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
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