Cover Supervisor/HLTA

Mount Pleasant Primary, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3BY

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £20,025.00 - £29,610.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor/HLTA job summary

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and committed Cover Supervisor to join our dedicated school team.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality cover for teachers and teaching assistants when staff are absent, ensuring that pupils continue to receive a positive, purposeful and consistent learning experience. When cover is not required, the successful candidate will be deployed across the school according to the needs and priorities of the day.

We are looking for someone who is at least HLTA level and has a strong understanding of teaching and learning within a primary school environment. Experience of supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) would be highly desirable, as the role may involve working with pupils with a range of additional needs and supporting them to access learning successfully.

The successful candidate will:

Have experience of working effectively with children in a primary school setting, ideally at HLTA level or above.

Be confident supporting learning across the primary age range.

Have a strong understanding of behaviour management and positive approachesto supporting pupils.

Be able to work flexibly and respond positively to the changing needs ofthe school.

Have experience and/or a strong understanding of supporting pupils with SEND.

Be able to establish positive relationships with pupils,staff and families.

Be organised, reliable and able to use initiative.

Maintain high expectations of pupil behaviour, engagement and achievement.

Be confident working independently when covering classes or supporting learning.

Contribute positively to the wider life and ethos of the school.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teaching professional who enjoys variety, is adaptable and wants to make a positive difference across the whole school. The successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring continuity of learning and providing high-quality support wherever it is needed.

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 Mount Pleasant Primary

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 346 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Mount Pleasant Primary website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mount-pleasant-primary-shrewsbury

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