Cover Supervisor

Kingswinford Academy, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7AD

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,174.60 - £24,313.30 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor

Grade 3,

SCP 8-11 (£23,174.60 - £24,313.30) Actual

37 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks)

Required ASAP

Kingswinford Academy is a brilliant school and part of an amazing Multi Academy Trust. If you want to work with exceptional students in a strong school that values staff wellbeing and happiness, come and join our team.

Kingswinford Academy is a continually high performing and successful 11-16 secondary school in the Dudley borough; recognised yet again as ‘Good’ by Ofsted (July 2024), we are proud to serve our 920+ students, their families and the Kingswinford local community. With the strength of the forward thinking and progressive Windsor Academy Trust behind us, we work to ensure all students and staff can ‘Aspire to Excellence’ in all that they do.

Cover Supervisors provide classroom cover for students, implementing set work during teacher absence. The successful candidate will have the ability to maintain our high expectations, discipline in the classroom and support students with learning.

You will need to have high expectations of our students and yourself with a determined approach to ensuring every child can succeed irrespective of circumstance. You will be supported by one of the strongest Trusts in the region offering exceptional professional development and a commitment to growing and supporting talent. You will join a staff body who are fun, dedicated, hardworking and professional.

The school and Trust strongly supports the professional development of all staff. We will work together to support you in reaching your potential.

If you would like to find out why our staff love working at Kingswinford, feel free to contact Helen Knowles at hknowles@kingswinford.windsoracademytrust.org.uk to arrange an opportunity to meet with a member of our team and arrange a visit if at all possible.

Closing date: 17th September 2026 @9am

Windsor Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS with barred list check.

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 Kingswinford Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 917 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kingswinford Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingswinford-academy

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