9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    March 2026

  • Closing date

    30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    21 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday - Friday 31 hours per week + 5 Inset days

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£20,258 - £22,331

Pay scale

Grade 5 - £28,142 - £31,022

What skills and experience we're looking for

Norton Hill School is an oversubscribed, successful school serving Midsomer Norton and the surrounding area and is an integral part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. We are seeking an exceptional, highly motivated and hard-working Cover Supervisor to join our team. The successful candidate should be able to manage and support classes during teacher absence where work has been set by a qualified teacher and can be carried out independently by pupils.

We would like to hear from you if you believe you can make a positive contribution to our school.

Duties to include:

  • Supervise pupils during the absence of teachers, ensuring they work on task
  • Manage the classroom to maintain a good learning environment
  • Support pupils with their learning
  • Support subject areas with various duties

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • Pension Scheme
  • Competitive Salary
  • Enhanced Annual Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Continual Learning and Development
  • Free Eye Tests
  • Cycle Scheme
  • Free Flu Jabs
  • Free Parking
  • Discounted shopping
  • Access to Excellent low-cost food

Norton Hill serves Midsomer Norton, Radstock and the surrounding rural area where there is an abundance of attractive and affordable housing. The school is on the edge of the Mendips but close to Bath, Bristol, Frome and Wells.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Norton Hill Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1765 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01761 412557

Norton Hill is a co-educational, non-selective 11-18 school. Our students come from Midsomer Norton and the surrounding villages of North East Somerset. Norton Hill School prides itself on providing a secure, stable and well-ordered environment based on traditional values and genuine care and concern for individuals.

We have just over 1700 students at the school of whom 400 are in the Midsomer Norton Sixth Form. In September 2016 we increased our Year 7 entry to eleven tutor groups, in response to a growing demand for places at Norton Hill.

Students at Norton Hill belong to one of five houses: Blackdown, Cotswold, Exmoor, Mendip and Quantock. The House system ensures that every student is known individually, whilst enjoying the opportunities that a large school can offer.

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