Cover Supervisor

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2025

• Closing date

  6 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,746.40 - £23,554.35 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Meadowhead School Academy Trust are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to provide cover supervision for short-term teacher absence within school. Classroom based experience would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will have a keen interest in supporting student education and achievement. You should have excellent communication skills, as this role will also involve liaising with teaching, pastoral and curriculum teams. You will be innovative and capable of creating a positive environment conducive to the delivery of engaging teaching and learning in the absence of the main teacher. A commitment to maximising the achievement of all learners is essential.

The position involves the delivery of pre-prepared lessons to pupils across a range of subjects during the short-term absence of their normal class teacher, working under the guidance of teachers and/or members of the school Leadership Team. You will be expected to support individuals and groups of pupils to enable access to learning, which may include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas.

Staff benefits include enrolment onto the enhanced package for Smartclinic which provides occupational health and well-being support for all employees.

Working hours are 32.5 hours per work working, Monday - Friday 8.15pm - 3.15pm for 39 weeks of the year.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1924 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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