Cover Supervisor
John Smeaton Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8TAThis job expired on 13 May 2026 – see similar jobs
Closing date
13 May 2026 at 3:54pm
Date listed
6 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Hours: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 1 Working Week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- C1 (SCP 12-17) £28,598 – £31,022 Actual Salary: £24,597 - £26,681 Hours: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 1 Working Week
What skills and experience we're looking for
John Smeaton Academy is seeking to appoint an inspirational and highly motivated colleague to the role of Cover Supervisor. This is a key position within our academy and an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people and contributing to a positive and purposeful learning environment.
As a Cover Supervisor, you will play a vital role in maintaining continuity of learning during short-term teacher absence. You will supervise classes across the academy, ensuring students remain engaged, focused and ready to learn whilst upholding the high standards and expectations that underpin the 'John Smeaton Academy Way'.
We are looking for an individual with strong communication skills, confidence in leading groups of students and the ability to build positive relationships quickly. The successful candidate will join a supportive and ambitious staff team committed to securing the gift of choice for every young person in our community.
This role would particularly suit someone considering a future career in teaching or education, or an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
Potential applicants should have:
- GCSE Grade C/4 and above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
- Experience of working with young people.
- Ability to adapt to different abilities, key stages, subjects and situations.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Smeaton Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 677 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- John Smeaton Academy website
- Email address
- enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 8313900
I am delighted to welcome you to our John Smeaton Academy page.
Our school website found at www.johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk provides useful information for students, parents/carers & our community and gives a sense of the truly exceptional transformation that we embarked upon on 1 September 2021 when we joined The GORSE Academies Trust.
When we did so the Ofsted ratings of previous years became formally a part of the past and our new, fresh-start future began, a future in which the students and community of John Smeaton Academy will work together in partnership to ensure our students achieve outcomes aligned with their top performing peers nationally. These outcomes will, in turn, give them access to progress into their chosen, high-quality destinations in Education, Employment and further Training (EET) and ultimately to go on to study in some of the best universities in the world.
At the heart of all that what we do is our core values. Through the values of: Kindness, Ambition, Dedication and Respect, our students, their parents/ carers and our colleagues are committed to the mission of the academy; one where we together ensure that all young people ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’ regardless of socio-economic background.
John Smeaton Academy aspires for all young people to leave their time with us having secured ‘The Gift of Choice’. Our key drivers that enable us to achieve this are centred around five key areas within the curriculum. Our curriculum is designed to instil exceptional standards, equipping our students with ambitious standards. It is designed to remove barriers so our students can maximise progress and access appropriate challenge, build resilience by ensuring that students are routinely exposed to challenging and difficult concepts and ideas (the Purple Zone). It is carefully crafted so that students can apply the knowledge they have acquired to different and challenging contexts and is designed to deliver awe and wonder. This is fundamental to promote creativity in the classroom; to inspire and engage our students so that they develop a passion and enthusiasm for learning not just in the classroom, but beyond. It develops the skills necessary to fulfil individual potential; developing independence and autonomy so that students are not over reliant on the support of others, including their teachers.
The academy is a truly exceptional place for students to study and for colleagues to work. We take pride in making decisions that are needs based and context specific, doing the right thing at the right time. Whether you are accessing our website as a prospective student, a parent/carer or a prospective colleague I hope you find this information useful.
I encourage you to join us for one of our annual Open Events or arrange a visit to look around our academy and see for yourself our exceptional school which enables all students to ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’.
Principal
Mr. Andrew Moncur
Arranging a visit to John Smeaton Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk.
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