Cover Supervisor (Maternity Cover)
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
28 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
17 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £20,028 to £21,726 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£28,598 - £31,022 full time/full year equivalent)
Cover Supervisor (Maternity Cover) job summary
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £20,028 to £21,726 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£28,598 - £31,022 full time/full year equivalent)
Fixed Term: until 31st December 2026
Part Time: 29.5 hours per week / 4 days (Working days can be discussed at interview)
Working Weeks: 39 weeks
Start Date: January 2026
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and responsible person to work as a Cover Supervisor (Maternity Cover) to provide cover for whole classes whilst covering the absence of teachers to allow them to carry out professional duties and training.
What You’ll Be Doing
- To provide high quality supervision of classes to cover short-term absence of the regular teacher
- To provide high quality general curriculum support including planning and administration
About You:
You will be someone with strong communication and behaviour management skills, confidence, patience, and adaptability. You will be able to remain calm under pressure, build positive relationships with students, and effectively supervise a class by delivering set work and managing classroom behaviour.
Essential:
- Very good numeracy/literacy skills/GCSE grade C (or NVQ 3 equivalent) in Maths and English
- Proficient use of technology and understanding of its use in supporting effective teaching and learning
- Experience of teaching (or other relevant learning environments) covering groups or whole classes
- Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively, both orally and in writing, with pupils, parents/carers and staff
Desirable:
- Basic experience of assessing student progress and contributing to the assessment process.
- Knowledge of the needs of SEN students in academic surroundings
Why Join Inspiration Trust
At Inspiration Trust, we believe in the power of education to transform lives. You’ll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking organisation that values professional development, collaboration, and innovation. We provide opportunities for growth and empower you to make a real impact in schools across Norfolk and north Suffolk. As part of our thriving network of talented teachers, leaders, and support staff, you’ll receive a varied professional development programme designed to help you be the best you can be.
We offer:
- Generous annual leave, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with excellent employer contributions
- Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 virtual GP access, mental health support and claim-back options for healthcare costs *
- Cycle-to-work scheme, retail and theatre discounts (including discounted shopping vouchers, dentist and gym memberships), and salary sacrifice options (including home technology). *
- Free parking at most sites
- Personalised CPD and development programmes
- A structured and specific induction programme.
*Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation.
About Us
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. The report highlighted that "Pupils at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy are proud to attend the school. It provides them with a safe and structured environment. It is a place where pupils can thrive and achieve their potential."
Over the last four rounds of Year 7 admissions, the school has become oversubscribed with first-choice pupils. Our current job opportunities reflect this growth and our ongoing commitment to supporting students from our local community.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust; a thriving family of schools across Norfolk and North Suffolk, recognised nationally for pupil progress and excellence in teaching and leadership. We believe every young person deserves the best education, regardless of background. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
The Trust offers extensive networks and opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to delivering outstanding professional and learning opportunities for all staff, supported by a rich programme of continuing professional development led by some of the country’s leading educational thinkers and practitioners.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Great Yarmouth, click here.
Next Steps
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the “Planning your application” section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact the Principal’s PA on Hannahgray@inspirationtrust.org or call the school on 01493 842061.
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
When you start your application, you will receive several emails from our application provider, Vacancy Filler. Please be aware that some email providers may mistakenly mark these messages as spam. To avoid missing important updates, we recommend checking your spam or junk folders regularly throughout the application process and marking these emails as safe.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Friday 28th November 2025
Interview date: Monday 8th December 2025
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
- School type
- Free School, Christian, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 895 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Great Yarmouth Charter Academy website
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is a secondary school with a new name and a long history in the borough. We can trace our roots back to 1551 but are forging a new path for secondary education in our great town.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust family of schools in East Anglia, and work particularly closely with our sister schools in the borough.
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