Cover Supervisor

Wadham School, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7NT

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 hours per week, term time plus INSET Days (2) Working from 8.30AM to 3.00PM
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: Full time salary: £17,676 to £19,239 (Grade 13 pt. 6 - 11)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We seek an energetic and positive individual who will deliver lessons and manage classrooms when staff are absent.

Your excellent communication and organisational skills will enable work to be delivered confidently and calmly, and you will also resolve immediate problems or emergencies in the classroom (in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures) so should be adaptable and able to multi-task effectively. The Cover Supervisor will also give direction to the Learning Support Assistant within the classroom and be a reliable team member.

When not required for covering lessons, you will support in other areas of the school, such as the Pastoral Hub, undertaking a range of administrative tasks.

We are looking for outstanding individuals who will relish the opportunity to:

• Work within a team and be reliable and supportive
• Demonstrate a calm and confident manner in the classroom
• Give clear instruction to students whilst showing an understanding of their range of needs with an understanding of SEND provisions
• Relish the opportunity to continue enhancing their own CPD through ongoing training

You are likely to be someone who:

• Can demonstrate good knowledge of ICT programmes such as Microsoft TEAMS, Arbor and Outlook
• Can be flexible and adapt to the needs of the school on a daily basis
• Enjoys working with young people and can demonstrate an understanding of their needs and requirements

What the school offers its staff

Wadham School can offer you:

• Fulfilment, in knowing that you matter, and the work you do makes a positive difference to the lives you touch
• Voluntary Somerset County Pension Scheme
• Ongoing CPD training courses
• On site parking
• A supportive and friendly working environment

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wadham School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 769 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wadham School website
• Email address: recruitment@wadhamschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wadham-school

Are you looking to work in a Good school (Ofsted, June 2019) with a community working together for the best possible outcomes for young people?

Wadham School is friendly, vibrant and forward looking. It is an exciting time at Wadham School. We strive to be a school which uses an evidence based approach to teaching and an ethos and drive for the school to be much more than just learning in lessons. A varied programme of extra-curricular activities and house competitions provides an exciting opportunity for staff to be involved in the wider school community. At our core is an aim, through everything that we do, to develop a sense of hope, a hope which will encourage and support students in becoming the best that they can be.

The school serves a beautiful area of South Somerset with excellent links to the wider South West, Bristol and Bath and direct train links to London from Crewkerne itself and Taunton.
If the above gives you a picture of a community that you would be excited to be part of then the students and staff at Wadham School invite your application and would love to meet you.

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