Cover Supervisor

Philips High School, Manchester, M45 7PH

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 March 2026

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 9, SCP 18-23, Actual Salary - £27,078 - £29,565

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Overview

We are seeking a reliable individual to supervise classes in the absence of teaching staff, maintaining a positive learning environment in line with the school’s behaviour policy. The role includes communicating set work, returning completed work and feedback to teachers, upholding the school’s ethos, and supporting the distribution of resources. Duties also include exam invigilation in line with regulations, providing reader or scribe support when required, and attending school trips.

What the school offers its staff

Our Employee Benefits

At Oak Learning Partnership, you will find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

In return you will benefit from:

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
• Networking opportunities across our trust
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• The health cash plan through Medicash provides cashback towards your everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
• Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face to Face counselling service.

Application

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

For further information about this role please contact the school on 0161 351 2200 or email: info@philipshigh.co.uk

Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Oak Learning Partnership

Our trust is cross phase and consists of primary, special, and secondary schools. We have a vision to transform lives through a highly inclusive approach.

‘Inclusion is at the heart of our trust’.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Cover Supervisor JD PS Final.pdf - 215 KB (opens in new tab)

Recruitment Pack - Philips.pdf - 877 KB (opens in new tab)

About Philips High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 872 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Philips High School website
• Email address: info@philipshigh.co.uk
• Phone number: 0161 351 2200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/philips-high-school-manchester

Arranging a visit to Philips High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@philipshigh.co.uk.

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