Cover Supervisor

Oasis Academy Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8PH

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  16 October 2026

• Closing date

  4 November 2026 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: OCL Scale 4 SCP 7-11 (FTE - £27,274 - £29,071)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor 

Salary: OCL Scale 4 SCP 7-11 (FTE - £27,274 - £29,071)

Term time only – 8.15AM – 15:15PM (with half hour lunch break)

Flexible Working Arrangement Considered

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th November 2026

Interview Held - Tuesday 10th November 2026

Our school and community need you to provide short term cover for teacher absence

Our offer to you

When you join the Sholing family there are several offers you’ll receive that make us stand out as an employer of choice. These include but are not limited to:

• Opportunities for training and development internally and externally

• Defined benefit pension scheme (inc. life cover, lower tax, set rate 1/49 and ill health cover)

• Access to a Trust-wide health scheme including dental care , free eye checks

• A welcoming environment with colleagues who care

• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people

• The opportunity to work with a variety of professionals in the academy 

An exciting opportunity to join the team at Oasis Academy Sholing.

We are recruiting for a friendly, enthusiastic, and hardworking Cover Supervisor to assist with covering the short-term absence of teachers. You will supervise whole classes, individuals, or groups of students in absence of a teacher, maintaining good order and keeping students on task. You must enjoy working with young people, have huge amounts of resilience and determination and welcome the challenge of helping them to learn and succeed.

When you join the Sholing family you will be working with a great team of staff who believe all students deserve our full support to achieve their very best. We have a strong programme of staff development and opportunities to work with a wide variety of professionals in the academy, local community, and wider Trust.

Application Procedure

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate safer recruitment check in line with KCSIE 2026, including enhanced DBS checks. 

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

Oasis Charitable Trust is wholly committed to ensuring that all children and adults at risk who engage with Oasis activities across the Oasis group through its subsidiaries (Oasis UK, Oasis Community Learning, Oasis College, Oasis Community Partnerships, Oasis Aquila Housing and STOP THE TRAFFIK), are cared for in a safe and secure environment. To fulfil this commitment, a number of safeguarding arrangements are in place.

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 Oasis Academy Sholing

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1030 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oasis Academy Sholing website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-sholing

We are an inclusive of all secondary school based in Southampton catering for students aged 11-16. We believe that Oasis Academy Sholing celebrates success through world class aspiration and recognises the enjoyment in learning so that all are inspired to achieve.

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