Cover Supervisor

Chipping Sodbury School, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6EW

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £22,582.00 - £23,712.00 Annually (Actual) NJC SCP 13 to SCP 16

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Cover Supervisor

32.5 hours per week

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to provide short-term cover for absent teachers, supervising classes, assisting with a variety of faculty-based tasks, including curriculum support, planning, administration, exam invigilation and assisting with school trips. There may also be a requirement to work with individuals or groups of students at other times to support learning or pastoral activities, or to provide other relevant support to teaching staff.

Why work for us?

• Internal career opportunities
• Personalised professional development and training
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible working opportunities and a genuine commitment to family and work/life balance
• Automatic enrolment to the local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance for support staff
• Recognition of local government service
• Cycle to Work Scheme

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 22nd September 2026 at 9.00am. Interviews will be held during the week commencing 28th September.

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

We are a flexible working employer and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.

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

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.

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 Chipping Sodbury School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 775 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chipping Sodbury School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chipping-sodbury-school

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