Cover Supervisor

Chelmsford County High School for Girls, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1RW

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.69 Hourly

Cover Supervisor job summary

Chelmsford County High School is a great place to work with a caring ethos - our students are motivated, pleasant, courteous, well-behaved and enormous fun! They like school, and enjoy learning, achievement is high, and almost all the students go on to Higher Education at the most competitive universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.

The role of Cover Supervisor is a key part of our school operations, and we are therefore looking for someone who is calm, reliable and adaptable, and who puts students’ learning, wellbeing and safety first. You should be confident in managing classrooms and maintaining high standards of behaviour and routines and be a positive role model who sets clear expectations and promotes respect and inclusion. As a values‑driven team player who demonstrates integrity, professionalism and consistency, you should also be an effective communicator who builds positive relationships with students, colleagues and support staff to contribute to the smooth running of the school. Experience of working in an educational environment and of using SIMS would be desirable, but not essential as full training will be given.

The post is by casual arrangement, and the post-holder will need to be available on a flexible basis, to meet the needs of the school operation.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis as and when suitable applications are received and we reserve the right to recruit before the deadline.

The Academy Board of Trustees is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance.

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.

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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.

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 Chelmsford County High School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chelmsford County High School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chelmsford-county-high-school-for-girls-chelmsford

Located in Chelmsford, Essex, Chelmsford County High School for Girls is a selective grammar school for girls aged 11-18. Founded in 1906, it currently has around 900 students.

In early 2011, Chelmsford County High School for Girls converted to academy status. It has seen extensive expansion and development over the years, and recently established a new languages centre.

Chelmsford County High School for Girls has a wide catchment area and high standards for entry. The school does not produce an in-house entrance exam for prospective Year 7 students, instead using the CEM test also in use by a number of other grammar schools. CCHS accepts new entrants to its Sixth Form, with the admissions criteria here being based on GCSE results.

The secondary school has a strong reputation for academic excellence. It maintains this by providing its students with not only a high-quality core curriculum, but also a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Ofsted report

“The school makes excellent use of triple specialist status to improve facilities and curricular opportunities and to forge links with the local community. The school’s partnership with others is highly develop, particularly its links with business, industry and higher education. The school is a founder member of the Consortium for School Improvement, a local group that pioneered the ‘leading from the middle’ programme, which ensures that leadership is strong at all levels.”

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