Cover Supervisor

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

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) £19,897.65 - £21,264.47 per annum including holiday pay

Cover Supervisor job summary

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form are looking to increase their team of confident, organised, and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor's. The successful candidate will supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff, ensuring students remain engaged in learning and follow the school’s behaviour expectations.

This is an excellent opportunity for aspiring teachers, experienced teachers or experienced school support staff looking to gain valuable classroom experience in a secondary school setting.

The working hours for this position are 8.15am - 3.15pm Monday - Friday working term time only. Part time hours may be considered for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

You will:

• supervise classes across a range of subjects using pre-prepared lesson materials
• manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies
• ensure students remain on task and complete assigned work
• provide support and guidance to students where appropriate
• report back to teaching staff on student progress and behaviour
• promote a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment

You will have:

• experience working with young people, ideally in a school or educational setting
• strong communication and classroom management skills
• confidence supervising groups of students aged 11-16
• a calm, professional, and adaptable approach
• good literacy and numeracy skills
• a commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing

We will offer:

• a supportive and collaborative staff team
• opportunities for professional development and training
• a chance to make a real difference in students’ lives
• strong staff wellbeing ethos with access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing support via Smart Clinic

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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 Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 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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