Cover Supervisor

Felixstowe School, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9QR

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Grade 4 sp 7-11 (fte 26,402 - £28,141/ £22,076 - £23,530 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  n/a

Cover Supervisor job summary

Felixstowe School 

Cover Supervisor

Contract: Part Time, Permanent (37 hours per week / 38 weeks per year)

Salary: NJC Grade 4 sp 7-11 (fte 26,402 - £28,141/ £22,076 - £23,530 per annum)

Start date: ASAP

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Cover Supervisor to join our staff. Your primary duties will be to support teaching staff by providing classroom cover, implementing set work, monitoring students and reporting on progress during short-term teacher absence.

Other duties could involve administrative/technical support to subject departments, examination supervision, accompanying school trips and working with the inclusion department.

We offer:

• A commitment to supporting your career through professional development
• A supportive working environment
• A Trust wide and school based programme of induction for new members of staff

For more information on our Trust, Unity Schools Partnership, visit the Trust website www.unitysp.co.uk

If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application, please contact Shane Hurren on 01394 288228 or  kadams@fxs.org.uk

All applications must be submitted via our Trust online application portal.

Closing date: 09:00am, 6th December 2025

Interviews: TBC

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.  Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

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

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

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 Felixstowe School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1211 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Felixstowe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/felixstowe-school

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