Cover Supervisor

The Westgate School, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AZ

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: FTE £26,018 - £27,111

What skills and experience we're looking for

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking individuals who can build positive, trusting relationships with children and who bring empathy, patience and enthusiasm to their work.

We’d love to hear from you if you can:

• Communicate clearly and positively with pupils and adults
• Build strong working relationships across the school
• Encourage excellent behaviour and a positive environment for learning
• Show initiative and manage your time effectively
• Bring patience, imagination and enthusiasm to supporting pupils
• Work well both independently and as part of a team
• Uphold our school values and help every pupil succeed

You will need Maths and English at GCSE Grade 4 (C) or equivalent.

The role will predominantly be in the secondary phase although you may on occasion be required to cover lessons in the primary phase.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working at The Westgate School:

• Full induction programme including training and mentoring to ensure your success in the role
• Ongoing personal development in one of Hampshire’s top schools for progress and attainment
• A friendly and welcoming school community
• Automatic enrolment to a generous local government pension scheme
• Benefits of local government sick pay
• On-site parking and access to EV charging stations
• Free use of health and fitness facilities
• Preferential nursery places in the on-site nursery at a reduced price
• Preferential admission to The Westgate School for colleagues' children (after 2 years of employment)

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 Westgate School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks, which will include an online search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, in line with KCSiE recommendations.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Westgate School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1649 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Westgate School website
• Email address: HR@westgate.hants.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-westgate-school-winchester

The Westgate School is a vibrant, all-through school setting with excellent facilities in Hampshire's county capital, Winchester.

"The Westgate School is a happy and vibrant community, where pupils are
encouraged to aim for excellence" OFSTED report, 2022.

At The Westgate School we provide opportunities for our colleagues for professional development in one of Hampshire’s top schools for progress and attainment. Our values and ethos are based on the fundamental belief that we are a community of learners - adults and pupils alike - in which every individual should be enabled to enjoy learning, develop as a happy and healthy individual who is able to make a unique and positive contribution to society: learning together, achieving excellence.

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