Cover Supervisor

Thames Park Secondary School, Grays, RM17 5FP

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  21 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,132.14 - £28,808.61 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Thames Park Secondary School wishes to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and flexible Cover Supervisor to support cover within the school. Thames Park Secondary School is a part of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust, our schools have previously supported Cover Supervisors to complete their Teaching Training and progress to teachers within their schools.

Key duties of the role:  

• Supervising classes and supporting pupils 

• Delivering cover work set by the class teacher 

• Providing feedback to the classroom teacher on the pupil’s progress against lesson plans, conduct of the lesson and keeping pupil related records 

• Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures 

• Collecting any completed work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher 

• Provide additional support to teachers in classrooms, to carry out administrative tasks when not covering a class 

• Act as a role model, setting high expectations of conduct and behaviour and adhering to the school’s behaviour management policy

The successful candidate will have:

• The ability to support pupils with learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties

• Excellent written skills with the ability to multi-task

• Excellent communication skills, with a positive and helpful attitude

• The ability to remain calm under pressure and remain positive

• The ability to follow safeguarding procedures and prioritise students’ welfare

Thames Park Secondary School opened in September 2020 in Thurrock and moved to our state of the art facilities in 2022 in North Grays. Thames Park Secondary School aims to provide an outstanding education for all its students. We have a strong focus on digital education running throughout our curriculum and are passionate about making our learning both exciting and memorable.

Thames Park Secondary School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust and was judged to be “good” in all areas by Ofsted. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer: 

• Relocation package of up to £8,000 for new employees renting or buying a property

• Two week October half term

• Support from highly experienced SLT members and the wider trust network  

• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance     

• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools    

• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust     

• Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme      

• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff    

• National Conditions of Service    

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme   

If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944. As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.

Thames Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website, Vacancies in our Trust (osborne.coop)

Closing date: Friday 21st August 2026 at Midday

Interview date: w/c 14th September 2026

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

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 Thames Park Secondary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 808 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thames Park Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thames-park-secondary-school

Thames Park Secondary School. opened to Year 7 pupils in central Grays in September 2020 as a brand new school. Grays is a vibrant, dynamic, rewarding and inspiring place to work, and enjoys excellent transport links. The area is undergoing large scale redevelopment in Europe as part of the Thames Gateway Development. We are part of a £20+ million building programme and will have excellent, purpose-built accommodation with state of the art specialist equipment and facilities in September 2022. We are the newest school in the Osborne Co-operative Academies Trust which comprises of 12 schools.

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