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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    19 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    9 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,405.00 - £29,616.00 Annually (FTE) Grade C (£24,405 - £25,430 fte pro rata per annum) with the possibility of Grade D £26,918 to £29,616 depending on qualification & experience

Cover Supervisor / PE Specialist job summary

Part Time (32.5 hours per week) / Term time only (39 weeks)

We are offering an ideal opportunity for recently trained PE specialist teachers. This PE specialist Cover Supervisor role is a great stepping stone to gain experience in a supportive environment for your next career move. Previous staff appointed in this role have gone on to be valued teachers and middle leaders within our school setting.

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor who is a PE specialist to provide PE Cover and timetabled lessons as well as general cover to ensure continuity of learning during teacher absence. This is a diverse and varied role across all curriculum areas with strong connections built throughout all departments.

Required to work 32.5 hours per week (8.15am–3.15pm Monday – Friday) or part time will be considered, term time only (39 weeks per year).

A firm but non-confrontational approach towards discipline is essential, as are excellent communication skills. Experience of working with young people is desirable, although full training will be provided. Applicants need to have a good general education and be educated to GCSE level C or equivalent in Maths and English. Graduates looking for future teaching careers will be considered.

Commitment to safeguarding

Hounsdown School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, online searches along with other relevant pre-employment checks.

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About Hounsdown School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
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School size
1299 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Hounsdown is an 11-16 Science College which converted to a Single Academy Trust in August 2011. We are a popular, over-subscribed, Outstanding (Ofsted 2017), Hampshire school and a strategic partner for the ETC Teaching School Alliance. Our school has a welcoming ethos with students being courteous and respectful. We are committed to supporting all staff in their career aspirations and growing new leaders. The school motto is ‘Be the best that you can be’.

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