Cover Supervisor

Ibstock School, Ibstock, Leicestershire, LE67 6NE

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  9 October 2025

• Closing date

  27 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,170.24 - £21,159.58 (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor

32.5 hours per week - term-time + one week – permanent

Grade 7, Points 11 – 14. Full-time salary: £26,830 - £28,146.00

Actual salary: £20,170.24 - £21,159.58 (0.7518 fte)

Commencing as soon as possible

Are you passionate about education and making a real difference in the classroom? We are looking for a confident, reliable and flexible Cover Supervisor to join our team.

About the role:

As a Cover Supervisor, you'll step into the classroom during teacher absences to ensure continuity of learning. Whilst you won't be required to plan or mark work, you’ll play a vital role in managing classroom behaviour, delivering pre-set lessons and keeping students engaged and on task.

Key responsibilities:

• Supervising classes during short-term teacher absences, including registration periods
• Delivering lessons prepared by teaching staff
• Managing classroom behaviour effectively
• Supporting, facilitating and encouraging students in their learning
• Reporting back on lesson outcomes

We’re looking for someone who:

• Can demonstrate the same level of professionalism and dedication as teaching staff
• Enjoys working with young people
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Has a calm and confident approach to managing classroom behaviour
• Has a high standard of literacy and numeracy and good IT skills.

This role would be ideal for graduates considering a career in teaching, individuals with experience working with young people and anyone looking for a rewarding role within a school setting.

With over 700 students on roll, the school is at the heart of the local community, serving families in Ibstock and the surrounding villages of North-West Leicestershire. We became part of LiFE Multi Academy Trust in July 2021 and have exciting plans to develop and expand further in the near future.

LiFE Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to a DBS check and an online search.

Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday 27 October 2025

Interviews: 30 or 31 October 2025

To apply, please visit our website. For all enquiries, please contact the school. 

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 Ibstock School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 740 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ibstock School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ibstock-community-college-ibstock

Ibstock Community College has 570 students on roll and is at the heart of the local community, serving families in Ibstock and the surrounding villages of North-West Leicestershire. We are at an exciting stage in our development with plans to expand from a Key Stage 3 (11-14) school to welcoming students from 11-16 from autumn 2022. We also anticipate exciting future developments and opportunities when we join LiFE Multi Academy Trust later this academic year.

As students, staff, parents and governors we share the following values and beliefs:-
Resilience
Equity
Success
Pride
Encouragement
Curriculum
Trust.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.

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