Cover Supervisor
Holbrook Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2QX21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Cover Supervisor
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,409.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (Actual)
Cover Supervisor job summary
We are seeking to appoint a full time Cover Supervisor from September 2025.
This is an exciting role which would suit anyone who may be seeking to gain experience in the classroom before going on to teacher training in the future.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Delivering pre-set work to students in the absence of a teacher.
- Collation and organisation of cover work for teaching staff
- Ensuring external supply staff understand the cover work and are given all relevant information
- Supervising pupils engaged in learning activities
- Managing behaviour in the classroom in line with the Academy’s expectations
- Act as a role model and set high expectations of conduct and behaviour
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom
- Keep pupils on task and respond to general queries
What we are looking for:-
- 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade C, 4/5
- 2 A level qualifications or Level 3 equivalent
- Recent knowledge of working within a school environment is advantageous
- Ability to establish rapport and respectful and trusting relationships with children
- Good working knowledge of ICT to support learning and performance of own role
- Ability to demonstrate effective implementation of the school’s behaviour management policy
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
In return we can offer you :
a competitive salary
Employee Assistance Programme
Free on-site gym facility
Holbrook Academy is a popular secondary school to the south of Ipswich, easily accessible from the A12 and A14. The school is now part of the East Anglian Schools Trust with schools in Woodbridge, Kesgrave and Bungay. The Trust provides opportunities for staff to network with colleagues and a chance of progression as vacancies arise.
Visits to the school are welcome. If you would like to arrange a visit please Sarah Beazley, PA to the Headteacher, on 01473 328317 or sarah.beazley@holbrookacademy.org
EAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. DBS checks required for all posts.
We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Farlingaye High School, Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and four other primary schools Wickham Market, Easton, Leiston and Saxmundham with whom we work closely.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for all posts.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Holbrook Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 580 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Holbrook Academy website
11-16 Secondary school
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