Cover Supervisor

Hindley Green Community Primary School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SS

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,489.72 - £25,460.48 Annually (Actual) QUEST D NJC 9-14

Cover Supervisor job summary

About the Role

As a Cover Supervisor at Hindley Green Community Primary School , you will be a key player in maintaining continuity and stability in pupils’ education during staff absences. Your role will be to supervise whole classes, ensuring pupils remain engaged, focused, and supported in their learning activities. You will also provide targeted assistance to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), helping them access the curriculum fully and confidently.

You will work closely with teaching staff to implement lesson plans, manage behaviour positively, and create a safe, orderly learning environment. Beyond classroom cover, you will support small groups or individual pupils, contribute to the development of personalised learning plans, and other school activities.

This role offers you the chance to make a meaningful difference every day, helping pupils feel supported and motivated while gaining valuable experience in a dynamic school setting.

About You

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, responsible, and professional—someone who shares our values and commitment to inclusion and high expectations. The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience working with children, ideally in an educational or care setting
• Be confident in managing whole-class behaviour and supporting pupils with diverse learning needs
• Possess good literacy and numeracy skills, with the willingness to develop specialist knowledge
• Be adaptable, dependable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Have a keen interest in supporting pupils’ personal development and well-being
• Be committed to ongoing professional development and reflective practice

If you are motivated by the opportunity to support young learners and contribute positively to their school experience, you will thrive in this role.

What We Offer

• A supportive, inclusive workplace committed to your professional growth through continuous CPD
• Wellness day - an additional day of leave to support your well-being
• Access to a pension scheme and cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted childcare at Play Pals Childcare Limited, part of our Trust family
• Opportunities to be part of a Trust that values strong governance, accountability, and community partnerships
• The chance to work within a Trust that prioritises high-quality education with strong values

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 Hindley Green Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 420 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hindley Green Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hindley-green-community-primary-school

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