Cover Supervisor

Alde Valley Academy, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  6 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,501.00 - £22,220.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4, points 9-12, £27,254 FTE

Cover Supervisor job summary

Alde Valley Academy (part of Kingfisher Schools Trust) are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our existing team to cover classes for absent teaching staff. This is a key role within school, ensuring that students are supported to perform at their best. Experience of working with young people in an educational setting would be advantageous. The hours of work in this post are 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time + one week)

The successful candidate will:

• Have the ability to manage student behaviour and supervise the completion of work set for the cover lesson.
• Be confident in decision making, and have the ability to be assertive when required.
• Have good communication skills.
• Preferably have some previous school-based employment or experience.
• Be educated to A level or equivalent.

We can offer:

• a welcoming and caring staff team
• a supportive team of professionals within the school and as part of Kingfisher Schools Trust
• a range of dedicated staff wellbeing support

About Alde Valley Academy

Alde Valley Academy is a vibrant and rapidly growing mixed academy, proudly serving the community of Leiston, Suffolk. Our aim is to Achieve Success Together through our values:

Aspire and Achieve

Lead with Kindness

Stronger Together.

At the heart of our success is a passionate team of dedicated professionals who understand that every second of education counts. We are united by a deep commitment to our students and the community we serve. They are the very core of our purpose. Every moment, every lesson, every day is a vital opportunity to inspire, challenge, and support each child to achieve their very best. We believe, without compromise, that with the right environment and encouragement, every student has the potential to achieve greatness.

As proud members of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, we are guided by the shared values of opportunity, community, and excellence. These values are more than aspirations; they are embedded in every decision we make and every interaction we have. We believe in providing all students with meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed, fostering a strong sense of belonging within a supportive community, and setting the highest expectations in everything we do.

This is the Kingfisher Spirit in action — a belief that with the right environment, encouragement, and ambition, every young person can soar.

Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a range of benefits including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a wide variety of training courses through The National College
• Generous pension schemes (whether TPS or LGPS)
• Employee assistance scheme including access to online counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Muscular skeletal sessions.
• Flu Voucher Scheme
• Optical reimbursement scheme
• Employee Benefits scheme (Perkbox), including salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work and car lease
• Access to the schools fully equipped gym before and after school hours
• National pay scales and policies
• Family friendly policies

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Kingfisher Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received. All applications must be submitted through My New Term.

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 school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 Alde Valley Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 645 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Alde Valley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alde-valley-academy

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