Cover Supervisor
Armthorpe Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN3 2DA13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
15 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,238.00 - £26,938.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 (NJC scale points 13 - 17)
Cover Supervisor job summary
Cover Supervisor
Salary: Grade 6 (NJC SCP 13-17) Actual: £25,238.38 - £26,938.38
Contract: Fixed-term (Maternity Cover)
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, Term Time + 5 days
Start Date: As soon as possible
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about education, enjoys working with young people, and is ready to contribute to the life and culture of a thriving secondary academy.
As a proud member of Consilium Academies, we embody our Trust values of Excellence, Equity, and Integrity, and believe in enabling every member of our community—students and staff alike—to reach their full potential.
About the RoleAs a Cover Supervisor, you will:
- Supervise classes during teacher absence, ensuring pupils remain on task with the work set.
- Maintain a purposeful, positive learning environment.
- Build positive relationships with pupils and be a strong role model.
- Promote inclusion, good behaviour, and high expectations.
- Support the smooth running of the school by assisting with registration, behaviour recording, routine assessments, and classroom administration.
- Work with colleagues, supply staff, and external agencies as needed.
This role is essential in helping us deliver consistent, high-quality learning for our students.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who:
- Has good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE or equivalent).
- Can confidently manage a classroom setting.
- Builds positive relationships with students and colleagues.
- Has strong communication, organisation, and ICT skills.
- Is adaptable, resilient, and committed to supporting young people.
Why Join Armthorpe Academy?
As part of Consilium Academies, you will benefit from:
- A strong commitment to professional development through our Centre for Professional Learning
- A collaborative, supportive team and a positive school culture
- A trust dedicated to staff wellbeing, equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Opportunities to grow your skills and progress in your career
Our School
Armthorpe Academy is a welcoming and inclusive 11-16 school in Doncaster. We are committed to developing the whole child—academically, socially, emotionally, and morally. Our curriculum and pastoral systems are designed to help every learner grow, flourish, and achieve their ambitions.
Our core values—Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Pride, and Ambition—guide everything we do.
Applications and Information
For further information about the role please see attached recruitment pack including, job description and person specification.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to arrange a visit to Armthorpe Academy, please contact amanda.thompson@consilium-at.com
Closing date for applications is Monday 15th December 2025
Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses, and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.
We look forward to welcoming a new team member who shares our commitment to excellence in education!
Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
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 Armthorpe Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 684 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Armthorpe Academy website
Armthorpe Academy is a ‘truly inclusive school’ (Ofsted 2019). We have high expectations of students, both in terms of their progress and their behaviour. In particular, we expect them to invest in their own learning, and we encourage them to enjoy and make a positive contribution to the wider life of the school. They, in turn, can expect from us the highest possible quality of teaching, care and support.
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