Cover Supervisor
The Brooksbank School, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0QGThis job expired on 16 March 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
4 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 13 hours per week, Tuesday and Friday 08:15 - 14:45
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Band F, NJC points 16-19 Full time equivalent: £9,130 - £9,591
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band
F, NJC points 16-19. Actual Salary: £9,130 - £9,591.
Contract: Permanent,
term time only plus 2 days.
Hours: 13
hours Working days are Tuesday and Friday 8:15 -14:45.
Closing Date: Monday
16th March 2026 at 9am.
Start Date: Tuesday
14th April 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated when it comes to delivering lessons to students? Do you recognise yourself as having strong communication skills, patience and understanding? Are you a strong team player who can help to secure outstanding outcomes for all students in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
What we’re looking for
Someone with:
- Experience as a classroom practitioner.
- Relevant experience in secondary schools.
- Good ICT skills.
- Vision, flair and creativity as well as the energy and determination to bring about change.
- A strong team player ethic, who works effectively with young people, colleagues and the wider community.
- The energy, stamina and commitment to make a difference and create the best possible educational opportunities for the young people at Brooksbank School.
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- Supervising whole classes during the short-term absence of their teacher. The focus of such cover will be to deliver the lesson their teacher had planned, respond to questions, assist students to undertake the activities and stay on task and maintain order.
- Support teaching staff with general administration under the direction of the Cover Manager
- Supporting individuals and groups of students to enable access to learning. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.
- A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team.
- Staff development through proactive personal and professional development.
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all students.
- Free Parking.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Additional holidays linked to service.
- Eye Care.
- Annual Flu Vaccines.
- Home & Technology Scheme.
- Rewards and discounts.
- GP Online and Prescription Service.
- Your Care Wellbeing Platform & EAP.
- Lifestyle benefits & discounts.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
Read our Job Pack below for further information.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Rebecca Gvozdenko, our Personal Assistant to the Leadership Team via r.gvozdenko@brooksbank.TLT.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
What the school offers its staff
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 The Brooksbank School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1470 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Brooksbank School website
- Email address
- recruitment@TLT.school
School location
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