Cover Supervisor

Firth Park Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 September 2025 at 9:58am

• Date listed

  13 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23728 - £25740 per annum

Cover Supervisor job summary

Salary: NJC 12-17 (£23,728 - £25,740 actual salary) £27,711 - £30,060 FTE + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits Hours: 37 hours per week Contract type: Permanent, Full Time - 39 weeks per year Start date: September 2025 Your Impact; Their Future: Do you have the potential to make a difference? We are excited to be adding to our team here at Lift Firth Park, we are seeking a cover supervisor on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for a budding teacher to gain valuable experience. If you are looking for a career in education, then come and join our creative, warm and dynamic school. The role will cover classes during both planned and unplanned teacher absences, providing essential support across all subjects, ensuring students' learning progresses uninterrupted. By ensuring the classroom is a calm and focused environment, they contribute significantly to student achievement and advancement. Your contribution will ensure smooth delivery of; an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. You're someone who has: * Knowledge of a range of strategies to deal with whole-class behaviour and individual behavioural needs. L2 qualifications - GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4) or equivalent. * A degree in a suitable subject. * Experience of working with children and young people. * Ability to build positive relationships with all students and colleagues. About our school Lift Firth Park is a vibrant, mixed secondary school for students aged 11-16. Located in Shiregreen, Sheffield, we serve around 1,200 pupils and reflect a richly diverse community, with more than a third of students speaking English as an additional language. The academy is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, and we are already seeing its positive impact-in the classroom, across the curriculum and throughout our culture. This is an excellent time to join our team. We are looking for individuals who share our dedication to inclusive, aspirational education and who are excited to contribute to our renewed vision and ambitious future. We would warmly welcome visits to the school, please contact us to arrange. Who is Lift Schools? We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had. We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation. We offer you: * Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career. * Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered. * Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives. The role is due to commence September 2025 or ASAP after this date. Closing date: Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Interviews: Friday 12th September 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Firth Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1164 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Firth Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/firth-park-academy

Firth Park Academy has an exceptionally well-qualified, talented, experienced and enthusiastic team of staff. We are a mission led organisation and our mission is;

We will provide every child with an excellent education, in every classroom every day.

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