Cover Supervisor - Primary Phase

The Cavendish School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,860.00 - £10,017.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor - Primary Phase job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR - CAVENDISH SCHOOL - PRIMARY PHASE

16.25 hours per week (Preferably Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday PM = 2.5 Days)

39 weeks term time incl INSET days

Single Status Grade 5 Points 12-13, Salary £25,989 - £26,403 pro rata

Actual Pay £9,860 - £10,017

Fixed Term (1 year)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Friday 17 October 2025 @ 9am

Interview date: Thursday 23 October 2025

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor with an interest in supporting pupils’ learning in our Primary Phase.

The Head of Phase is looking for highly motivated, committed professionals who are passionate and enthusiastic to join in the continued development and success of our exciting all-through status. If you have the skills, drive and enthusiasm this could be the perfect role for you.

This school offers:

A permanent Primary Cover Supervisor role

A strong and visionary leadership

To be part of a vibrant community

To be part of an exciting new environment in our all-through campus.

A grading of ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted 2025

Excellent CPD opportunities for all levels and interests

Staff Wellbeing: a genuine focus on staff wellbeing

Pupils who are motivated and keen to learn

The ideal candidate will:

Inspire, challenge and motivate our pupils

Establish and maintain high standards

Bring the curriculum alive through inspirational learning

Have the ability to think outside of the box

Believe in creating strong, positive relationships with the children, developing them personally, socially, emotionally and academically.

Have a commitment to personal and professional development

Be a team player who is supportive of colleagues 

The job role consists of:

• To have an oversight of learning whilst providing whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher.

• To work within a team and liaise with all staff as appropriate.

• To manage the learning environment and resources.

• Undertake whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher, setting work previously prepared by the teacher

Our children deserve the very best. If you offer creativity and integrity with the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire pupils, we would love to hear from you!

Please visit our website for further details as well as the application process https://cet.uk/vacancies/

We look forward to receiving your application, if you have any questions please email hr@cet.uk

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. We give high priority to promoting diversity throughout the school

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 The Cavendish School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1372 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cavendish School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cavendish-school

The Cavendish School is a popular co-educational Academy, catering for the 2-16 age range, which has had a Specialist Status in the Arts since 2002. We have a planned admission number of 60 in each year group in the primary phase and 180 for each year group in the secondary phase.

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