Cover Supervisor

Chestnut Grove Academy, London, SW12 8JZ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Scale 5 point 12 £29,539 p.a, 38 weeks per year (term time only)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Scale 5 point 12 £29,539 p.a, 38 weeks per year (term time only). Monday-Friday, 36 hours pw, 8am-4pm. Part-time hours will be considered (but must be consistent full days)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person to become one of the school’s Cover Supervisors, which is a vital post within our support staff team.

The successful applicant will provide short-term cover of classes for teachers who are absent. This could include assisting in planning and preparing resources.

Applicants should have:

• Minimum A*-C grade in English and Maths
• experience of working effectively with young people
• be extremely well organised & flexible in their approach to work

Chestnut Grove is a high performing, 11-18, multi-cultural school in Balham, South London, with a number of awards for its inclusive approach including UNICEF Gold Status (2022). Our motto is a ‘Creative Learning Community’, demonstrating a commitment to providing our students with an innovative and exciting curriculum.

The Chestnut Grove curriculum provides a rigorous, knowledge-rich, transformational education, encapsulated through our PROUD values, which prepares our students to succeed at university and lead fulfilling lives.

As the lead partner in the Wandle Learning Partnership, we are able to offer exceptional opportunities for professional development.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 30th October, 2026 at midday

ALL POSTS SUBJECT TO DBS CHECKS
Chestnut Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Chestnut Grove Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chestnut Grove Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnut-grove-school

Chestnut Grove Academy is a high achieving, forward thinking, caring community. A tradition of academic rigour combined with creativity
characterises our ethos and we feel passionately that this is a winning combination.
We are proud of our students’ achievements. They are ambitious, talented and resilient and this has secured examination results which continue to go from strength to strength. We help them to achieve this through exceptionally high expectations and positive relationships.
We firmly believe that students achieve when they feel the genuine security of a community that supports learning and promotes social responsibility

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