Cover Supervisor
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ8 days remaining to apply
Closing date
26 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £24,132.00 - £26,177.00 Annually (Actual) Please see recruitment guide for more detail
Cover Supervisor job summary
The Great Schools Trust is seeking a passionate Cover Supervisor to join King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes. This is a fantastic opportunity for an confident education professional who thrives on student success, goes the extra mile, and wants to be part of a supportive and ambitious team.
About Us
King’s Hawthornes is proud to be part of the Great Schools Trust, ranked No. 2 nationally for most improved multi-academy trust in 2025. Our schools do more than deliver academic excellence - they transform lives. We are relentless in our focus on people and wellbeing, ensuring that staff are supported, developed, and valued.
With dedicated weekly CPD time, access to leading leadership programmes, and a trust-wide commitment to work-life balance, this is a place where both students and staff flourish.
The Role
As Cover Supervisor, you will maintain continuity of learning during teachers’ absence by supervising classes, clearly communicating prepared lesson instructions and creating a calm, purposeful environment. You will build positive relationships with students, promote high standards of behaviour and provide helpful feedback to teaching staff. When cover is not required, you may support classroom learning, interventions, mentoring and wider academy activities.
Why Join Us?
At King’s Hawthornes, we are proud of our culture and community. In our latest anonymous Edurio Staff Survey, colleagues consistently praised the school:
“Amazing, supportive staff who truly act with integrity and have the best interests of the school at heart.”
“An open-door, kind culture.”
“A trust that is at the cutting edge of research.”
“I can go to my line manager with any problem, and she always offers immediate advice.”
We also offer:
- Reduced workload through our AI-powered assessment platform, supporting staff and reducing workload
- Comprehensive CPD, including weekly professional development and leadership link meetings
- State-of-the-art facilities, with staff input into the design of our new school building
- Excellent career growth opportunities within a thriving multi-academy trust
- Competitive benefits package: including a competitive salary, pension scheme, BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, and flexible working options
We’re looking for a calm, confident and adaptable Cover Supervisor who brings:
The ability to supervise classes and maintain a focused, purposeful learning environment
Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage and motivate students
High expectations for behaviour, learning and personal development
A professional, resilient approach and a commitment to safeguarding every student
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
Visit Us
If you would like to visit our vibrant academy, please contact Hayley Fenlon using the details provided below.
Safeguarding Commitment
King’s Leadership Academy Hawthornes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Great Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS check. Please note you must have the right to work in the UK.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 708 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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King’s Hawthornes is situated in Bootle, several miles from Liverpool city centre. The school is part of The Great Schools Trust, an expanding multi-academy trust based in the North West.
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes is a growing school of committed, friendly staff and a cohort of students who are polite, enthusiastic and keen to learn right across the curriculum. We are a school centred in our Aspire Values – Achievement, Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect and Endeavour. It is these values that drive our behaviours and relationships, a lingua franca that helps to bind our community together. An inspector captured the mission of the school when he observed that we were ‘building better people,’ something we are proud of.
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