Cover Supervisor

Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  17 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,883.00 - £23,738.00 Annually (Actual) BAND E, SCP 12-17

Cover Supervisor job summary

• Overall purpose of the role:

  As a Cover Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in ensuring continuity of learning by providing short-term cover in the absence of the classroom teacher. You will support students by facilitating educational activities, fostering social development, and ensuring their physical and emotional well-being.

  Working collaboratively as part of a dedicated team, including teachers and support staff, you will contribute to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment. Your role will be instrumental in maintaining high expectations for student behaviour and achievement, helping them reach their full potential.

  We are seeking an individual who is passionate about education, committed to student success, and driven to support and inspire young people to achieve their personal best.

  Safeguarding requirements:

  This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children (i.e. primary school age) are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household. Applicants MUST complete the MAT’s standard application form to be considered, will be required to provide evidence of identity and qualifications and offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. For applicants who work or have recently worked in a school, one of the references must be from the Headteacher.

  Key Outputs:

  1. To undertake short term cover in the absence of the class teacher administering pre-planned activities to whole classes whilst maintaining the high quality of learning and behaviour.

  2. Cover form time, Personal Development time and Learning for Life (Skills for Life lessons) as and when required.

  3. Liaise with staff and Curriculum Leaders to ensure work is appropriately set and delivered.

  4. To provide objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on student achievement, progress and other matters within the lesson (ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence when relevant).

  5. To deal with any immediate problems or emergencies in according to the Academy and Trust polices and procedures.

  6. To report back as appropriate on the behaviour of students by following the commitment to learning procedures during the class and any issues arising.

  7. On occasions when cover is light you may be required to carry out tasks including:

  - Help with support of individual students including those with SEN

  - First aid support

  - Offer support to departments, including displays and assisting College Technicians

  - Help with the invigilation of exams

  - Admin Support including reprographics, reception cover and display boards

  (This list is not exhaustive but intended to provide examples of additional work which may be required)

  8. In liaison with appropriate staff, to supervise the students on the school site prior to start of school, during morning day break and after school.

  9. To manage the behaviour of students whilst they are undertaking their work to ensure a constructive environment to support learning

  10. Follow the evacuation and lockdown procedures during emergency situations

  11. Attend training sessions, staff meetings and any department meetings as required

  12. As part of your wider duties and responsibilities you are required to promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards Safeguarding. Safeguarding is about keeping people safe and protecting people from harm, neglect, abuse and injury. It is about creating safe places, being vigilant and doing something about any concerns you might have. Please refer to the school website for our Safeguarding policy

  13. Carry out your duties with due regard to Academy policies, procedures and relevant legislation. These will be drawn to your attention in your appointment letter, your statement of particulars, induction, and on-going performance development and through school communications

  14. Any other responsibilities commensurate within the requirements for this role or as directed by the Headteacher and SLT and flexibility to support colleagues across the Academy as required.

  Dimensions

  Range of teachers and support staff approximately 120 across the academy:

  Range of students approximately 1250, the number of SEN pupils varies.

  Expertise in role required (At selection - Level 1):

• ESSENTIAL:

  GCSE Maths and English minimum grade C/4 or equivalent

  Be able to demonstrate high standards of numeracy and literacy

  Ability to engage and influence others

  Excellent communication skills

  Commitment to the safeguarding of young people

  Working knowledge of relevant policies and codes of practice - e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Safeguarding

  Is willing to work flexibly within scope of overall hours.

  • .Be first aid trained or willing to train

  DESIRABLE:

  NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications or experience

  Experience of working in school environment for at least 2 years

  Experience of working with children who have SEN / EAL

  Experience of teaching individuals, groups and whole classes

  Excellent behaviour management skills

  Ability to monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and strategies

  . Ability to use ICT to support learning

  For more information, get in touch with:

  Julia Wood, Admin Manager

  Tel: 01274 851152

  Email: Julia.wood@sharemat.co.uk

  We very much encourage and welcome potential candidates to visit during the Academy Day. Please call or email to make an appointment.

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

This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of identity and qualifications and offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. For applicants who work or have recently worked in a school, one of the references must be from the Headteacher.

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 Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1244 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitcliffe-mount-a-share-academy

SHARE Multi Academy Trust comprises of Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.

We believe in helping staff and students achieve their personal best and are keen to recruit the very best talent to our trust.

More than six hundred people work hard across the trust to ensure we provide the very best education and service across all our schools, from invigilators joining us for a few hours a year, through flexible part-time work to many full-time teaching and support roles.

There are many reasons why you will enjoy working for the trust. You will be surrounded by supportive people, working together with a common goal for all of our students, aiming to value and support all colleagues in order to help them achieve their personal best.

If you decide to join us, we will ensure you have what you need to make a positive difference in your education role. We will seek out your ideas and ask for your opinions regularly using staff voice.

Our CPD commitment is second to none and the training and developmental opportunities on offer will empower you to make improvements in all aspects of your role. The training you receive will help you fulfil your potential whatever your stage of career.

For teachers and leaders, we offer fast tracked, first class developmental opportunities led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. This includes National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), lead practitioner positions and trainee senior leadership positions, which build upon our middle leadership programmes.

Whitcliffe Mount School

Whitcliffe Mount Academy is a large secondary academy in Cleckheaton, within close commuter distance of Huddersfield, Bradford, and Leeds. The academy is committed to supporting all pupils to achieve, develop and thrive so that they can be happy and successful.

The academy is a proud member of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and is part of the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. Whitcliffe Mount provides staff with a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate, network, and share best practice.

Whitcliffe Mount has a wonderful academy community and is a great place to work, where all team members play a vital role in making a positive impact on the life chances of others.

The academy is proud to offer:

- A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.
- A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
- A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.
- Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.
- Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.
- Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance.
- A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.
- A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.

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