13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    5 October 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 28.75 hours per week, term time only Part time / job share requests may be considered

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 5, Pts 7 - 8 (£27,274 - £27,709) / £17,844 - £18,122 pro rata pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you interested in a role in education? Thinking of training to become a teacher? Then this may be the role for you, enabling you to gain experience in the classroom.

We are looking for someone who is well organised, self-confident and with good communication / inter-personal skills who is interested in working with enthusiastic young people.

As a valued member of our support staff, you will supervise classes when a teacher is absent, accompany staff on school trips and assist with examination invigilation. You will also act as a back-up First Aider (training will be given). There is also scope for other supporting work such as helping in specific departments. Please note, you will not teach. A fully comprehensive training programme will be provided for this varied and very interesting role.

Please note the working hours are 8.30am – 3.30pm Monday- Thursday and 8.30am to 2.15pm on a Friday.

What the school offers its staff

Tanbridge House School is an inspiring place to work, where students and staff share the same goals and strive to be exceptional every day through our core values of Care, Kindness and Achievement. We are a popular 11 –16 mixed comprehensive school and are vastly oversubscribed.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to a DBS enhanced certificate.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Tanbridge House School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1510 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
jobs@ths.uk.net
Phone number
01403 263628

Secondary School

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