Cover Supervisor

King's Oak Academy, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4QJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,707.00 - £19,626.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor

Kings Oak Academy

30 hours per week

Term time plus 1 week

Salary - MRS Scale E Point 8 - 11 actual salary £18,707 - £19,626 (Full time annual salary £26,824 - £28,142)

Interview Date: 9th June 2026

Kings Oak Academy is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to support teaching and learning by supervising classes during teacher absence and working closely with staff to ensure a positive and productive learning environment.

You will play a key role in maintaining continuity of education, supporting pupils’ progress, and promoting high standards of behaviour and engagement across the school.

We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed Cover Supervisor, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across the Academy. The successful candidate will work alongside the education team assisting the children with their work and supporting with pupil behaviour while establishing good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will:

Supervise whole classes during short-term teacher absence, ensuring pupils remain on task and engaged

Deliver pre-planned lessons and manage classroom behaviour effectively

Support pupils across a range of abilities, including those with SEND and additional needs

Assist teachers with preparation of resources, marking, and monitoring pupil progress

Promote positive behaviour, inclusion, and a safe learning environment

Support pupils’ personal, social, and emotional development

Liaise with staff, parents/carers, and external professionals as required

Assist with exam invigilation, trips, and wider school activities

0Please note that the role does involve some regular physical activity e.g. restrictive physical interventions, interacting with students through paly on the floor and responding promptly to escalated situations. Please note this does not remove our obligation to make adjustments where appropriate.

​​​​​​​If you would like an informal chat about this exciting role, please contact Cheryl Kirby on office@kgo.unity-ed.uk for an informal friendly chat.

How to apply

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No CVs accepted - Please complete an official application form if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates are advised that they may be subject to an online check from information in the public domain.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications irrespective of race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation and/or age. We value the individuality and creativity that every worker potentially brings to the workforce.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

​​​​​​​Unity Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

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 King's Oak Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 90 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King's Oak Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-s-oak-academy

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