Cover Supervisor
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form, Birmingham, B9 4TR14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 2026
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade B
Additional allowances
Grade B
Cover Supervisor job summary
Salary: Grade B (Subject to evaluation under BCC Equal Pay Programme)
32.5 hours per week, Term Time only, FTC until End of July 2027
To start in Sept 2026
The Governing body are seeking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic person to join Bordesley Green Girls School and Sixth Form as a Cover Supervisor. You should have great communication skills and be able to converse confidently with students, staff and parents. The successful candidate will cover classes for absent teachers, set high expectations to motivate and challenge our pupils whilst promoting a positive learning environment.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Cover Supervisor or someone wishing to pursue a career in education in the future.
We are an ambitious and forward-thinking school and have been highly praised for our inclusive ethos and the attitudes and values of our pupils.
The successful candidate will be expected to attend All Staff Training Days (5/year) outside of their normal working hours.
The successful candidate will also be asked to run small group interventions or 1:1 sessions after school on certain days.
It is essential that you are reliable, accurate and pay attention to detail and that you have:
Good communication skills,
Excellent timekeeping,
The ability to work independently and as part of team,
Two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.
Our ideals candidate will have:
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills with a “can-do” attitude
- An ability to work within a team and independently
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Excellent IT Skills, including excel and word etc
What we will offer you:
- a supportive and caring culture
- a knowledgeable and friendly Team
- active CPD and generous coaching/line management support
- wellbeing support including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme/confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice, flexible working culture
- access to generous benefits, such as pension scheme (LGPS)
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Informal visits can be accommodated. Please contact via the Main School office on 0121 464 1881 to arrange this.
An applicant information pack and application form can be downloaded from our website at www.bordgrng.bham.sch.uk.
We regret that we are unable to accept CVs.
Interested candidates should email their completed application form to hr@bordgrng.bham.sch.uk by the closing date: 12 noon on Friday 3rd July, 2026.
If you have not received a response within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume that your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.
An online search will be carried out on short-listed candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that can be discussed at interview.
Bordesley Green Girls’ School and Sixth Form School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for all successful applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
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 Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 965 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form website
We are a single-sex 11-18 school in East Birmingham with a larger-than-average purpose built 6th Form and a reputation for a broad, inclusive curriculum. The majority of the teaching accommodation on site was built in after the year 2000 and our site is known as a peaceful, learning-focused campus in the heart of England's second city.
Our staff set high standards whilst meeting the needs of all our students and we take pride in our belief that success breeds success. We celebrate both the large and small academic and personal successes of our students we and build on their positive previous achievements whilst also addressing areas of concern.
We enjoy building on the strengths new colleagues bring with them and we promise to make you feel welcome.
If you are committed to raising achievement and want to work in a school where academic, cultural and linguistic diversity are valued, we could be your ideal next employer.
We are happy to arrange tours of the school for interested applicants. Please contact the HR mailbox to arrange this.
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