Cover Supervisor

The King's (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UE

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.59 plus 12.07% holiday pay (£16.35 per hours with holiday pay)
• Additional allowances:

  £14.59 plus 12.07% holiday pay (£16.35 per hours with holiday pay)

Cover Supervisor job summary

You will provide cover for teaching staff to enable them to carry out their professional duties, training and development and short-term absences. Work will be set by teaching staff and will be for both the Junior (Years 3 to 6) and Secondary school (Years 7 to 11)and will typically be across a range of different subjects. Occasional cover to assist with educational visits may be required.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about inspiring students of all abilities and will have high expectations of standards together with strong behaviour and classroom managements skills. Some candidates who can bring experience in sports coaching, with a willingness to cover Physical Education would be desirable, to support the delivery of lessons and assist in maintaining a positive learning environment.

The rate of pay is £16.35 per hour (incl. holiday pay) on an adhoc basis; we cannot guarantee a set monthly number of hours. Cover Supervisors are in a position themselves to accept or decline requests for work dependent upon their own existing commitments.

Experience of working with children is highly desirable although full training will be given. Applicants must be flexible and have their own mode of transport.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

This post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosure.

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 King’s (The Cathedral) School fully recognises the responsibility it has under section 175 of the Education
Act 2002 (as amended), the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (as amended) and Education
and Training (Welfare of Children) Act, 2021 to have arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children.

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 The King's (The Cathedral) School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The King's (The Cathedral) School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-king-s-the-cathedral-school

We are proud of our long-standing history and tradition going back to 1541 and embrace everything the modern world has to offer, as we look towards the future. We value, and strive to encourage, individual academic success, alongside musical, cultural and sporting achievements, within the Christian family ethos, which is central to everything we do. Our aim is to be “A Family Achieving Excellence”.

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