18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    23 February 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £20844 - £22611 (72.88% FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor required as soon as possible

31.25 hours per week working Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.15pm (with a 45 minute unpaid lunch break)

If you are seeking a new opportunity, as part of a passionate and dedicated support team in a thriving, successful school, this could be the position for you. The role of Cover Supervisor offers a great opportunity for professional development within one of the best performing schools nationally.

We are looking for a professional and motivated Cover Supervisor to join our highly successful School Support Team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, effective curriculum in the classroom. The successful candidate will be required to provide cover for absent teaching staff across a broad range of subjects. This role may suit a graduate and/or someone who is considering a future in teaching or working with children and young people.

Most importantly, we are looking for candidates with a strong commitment to young people and their learning; The successful applicants will have an enthusiastic and optimistic approach, and be able to remain calm under pressure.

The School Support Team at Manor High School strive to secure the best outcomes for students and the right candidate will believe that they can make a difference with their highly valued role.

About us

We are excited to be at the start of an incredible journey, recently launching an innovative 1 to 1 ipad scheme for students and there has never been a better time to join us.

Manor High is an exceptional 11-16 school based in a highly desirable part of Oadby, Leicestershire. It has over 900 students and is part of the OAK Academies Trust. We benefit from a culturally diverse population and a body of students who are well-motivated, with very high aspirations. Our school is founded upon four core values: Excellence, Inspiration, Resilience and Respect. These underpin all that we do and all that we are.

Please refer to the candidate information pack to learn more about our employee benefits.

Come and visit us before you apply; we would love to show you our school and delighted to receive an application from you thereafter.

For more information or to arrange a visit please contact our HR Manager, Nicola Savill on 0116-2729797, email hr@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk or click apply now.

We reserve the right to shortlist and interview earlier than the closing date, should suitable applications be identified.

This post is designated as a regulated activity and requires enhanced criminal records check for a regulated activity (including a 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.

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About Manor High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
926 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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We are an inclusive, fully comprehensive school. We welcome students from all backgrounds, of all faiths or none and of all abilities from Oadby and the surrounding area. Our students are high-achieving. They feel safe
and enjoy learning in a happy and supportive environment.

Here at Manor High we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. In addition to ensuring excellent qualifications that surpass national averages, we are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for life beyond Manor High. Our objective is to create excellent people who have excellent qualifications. We offer our pupils this commitment to excellence based on high-quality teaching and a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.

Our collective mission through our school is to encourage pupils to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world. We set unapologetically high expectations,
challenging our pupils to believe in their ability and have the choice in life they truly deserve. We ensure our pupils are at the forefront of tomorrow.

Our Core Values of Excellence, Inspiration, Respect and Resilience were chosen by staff, parents, governors and, of course, the children who are at the heart of everything we do at Manor High.

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