Cover Supervisor

Chesham Grammar School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,114.00 - £31,230.00 Annually (FTE) £29,114 - £31,230 FTE / £13,664 - £14,657 pro rata

Cover Supervisor job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our team of cover supervisors in this outstanding school. You will provide lesson cover across the school, as required. There may be an opportunity for project work to fit around the needs of the lesson cover requirements. Experience of working in a school environment is preferred but not essential. Training and support will be provided.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT CHESHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL:

Chesham Grammar School is one of the largest employers in the town of Chesham. We know that our staff are our most important resource and we try to do all we can to look after them. Our vision is for everyone at CGS to enjoy, achieve and belong. This applies to staff as much as to our students.

A strong commitment to ensuring staff workload is manageable and to staff wellbeing

High staff retention

Staff social events

London Fringe Allowance

Long service awards

Preferential admission for qualified children of school staff

Access to the generous Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

A comprehensive induction programme for new staff

Strong commitment to ongoing staff CPD, including support for NPQs

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised gym membership at Chesham Leisure Centre (next door to the school)

APPLICATIONSPlease complete the application process through the mynewterm portal (Chesham Grammar School, White Hill, Chesham | Teaching Jobs & Education Jobs | MyNewTerm)

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:Monday 22 June 2026 at 10am

INTERVIEWS:Thursday 25 June 2026

We reserve the right to interview and appoint on application. We recommend an early application to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to withdraw this role if circumstances change.

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Chesham Grammar School, our vision is for everyone to enjoy, achieve and belong. Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is one way in which we seek to fulfill this for everyone in our diverse and vibrant school community

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

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

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 Chesham Grammar School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1326 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chesham Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chesham-grammar-school-chesham

Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckinghamshire. There is a county-wide selection to secondary school at 11+ and there are 13 grammar schools within the county, five of which are co-educational.

Our intake is drawn from a very wide geographical area. The majority of students come from the Chiltern and South Bucks area of Buckinghamshire but we also have students who travel from Hertfordshire and from towns on the Metropolitan Line such as Harrow and Uxbridge.

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