Cover Supervisor

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Manchester, M50 3UQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  2 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: SCP9 - SCP13 (£27,254 - £29,064) FTE

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor – Full time, Term Time only, plus 5 days training

SALARY: SCP9 – SCP 13 (£27,254 - £29,064 Full time equivalent)

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and talented Cover Supervisor. At Oasis Academy MediaCity, we’re looking for someone who can take charge at short notice, engage students, and make sure lessons run smoothly—even when plans change. If you want to make a real difference in young lives, this is your chance.

We offer:

· Balance between professional responsibilities and personal life with term time only work

· Outstanding professional development within our Academy and across the Oasis network

· Investment in your training and career progression

· A supportive, ambitious team environment

The role:

No two days are alike—this role is dynamic, varied, and truly rewarding. Plans can change in an instant, and that’s where you shine. In this position, you will:

• Deliver ready-to-use lessons across a range of year groups and subjects

• Maintain a positive and orderly classroom, keeping students engaged and focused

• Adapt confidently to changing situations, responding with calm and professionalism

• Collaborate with our team to ensure every student enjoys the best possible learning experience

What We’re Looking For

· GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths & English and a Level 3 NQF qualification

· Experience in de-escalation techniques and a commitment to ongoing professional development

· The ability to inspire, motivate, and challenge students while promoting good progress

· A calm, authoritative communication style and strong classroom management skills

· Organisational skills, adaptability, and resilience in the face of challenges

· Ideally, experience in a care or pastoral role

· Above all –to be reliable and able to motivate our students

Why Join Oasis Academy MediaCityUK?

Joining Oasis Academy MediaCityUK means becoming part of a forward-thinking, values-led school with a £25 million state-of-the-art campus in Salford Quays, specialist facilities for media, performance, and sport, and excellent transport links. Rated “Good” by Ofsted with ambitious plans for growth, we combine cutting-edge digital tools—every student and

teacher has an iPad—with a strong ethos of aspiration, achievement, care, and resilience. Our culture is supportive and family-like, offering robust CPD, leadership pathways, and collaboration across 53 Oasis academies. Beyond the classroom, our community hub drives outreach and partnerships with organizations like the BBC, The Lowry, and local charities, making this the ideal place to make a real difference and grow professionally.

If you’re driven to change lives for the better, we’d love to welcome you to our team.

Closing Date: 02 December 2025

Interviews: TBC

Start Date: January 2026

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 Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1013 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oasis Academy MediaCityUK website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-mediacityuk

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is a mixed, mainstream, multi-faith secondary school in Salford, Manchester. The school caters for students aged 11-16. It boasts a £25 million building equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is sponsored by Oasis Community Learning, a multi-academy trust established in 2004 that is part of Oasis Global. Oasis UK was founded by Reverend Steve Chalke MBE in 1985 to deliver educational, healthcare and housing projects across the world.

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