Cover Supervisor
Rainham Mark Grammar School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
2 October 2026 at 5pm
Date listed
21 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £19,570.00 - £21,868.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade D2 Point 4 - 11
Cover Supervisor job summary
We are seeking a confident and reliable Cover Supervisor (32.5 hours, term time plus 5 days) to join Rainham Mark Grammar School. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with young people and is considering a career in education. You will supervise whole classes during the absence of teaching staff, ensuring students remain on task with the work set and maintaining a positive learning environment. Strong communication skills, good behaviour management and the ability to build positive relationships with students are essential.
If you are caring, motivated, and eager to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people, we would love to hear from you.
What can RMGS offer you?
Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. We believe our students are simply the best of their generation, it is a privilege to work with them. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.
Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape.
Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust:
- Free Health Checks
- Free Flu Jabs
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- High quality CPD opportunities
- Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Onsite free parking
- A Trust committed to achieving a healthy work/life balance
If this challenge excites you, please apply via My New Term.
Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 5pm
Interview date: TBA
This vacancy may close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short listed on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.
RMGS is committed to the protection and safety of its students, is an Equal Opportunities employer, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We are committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace, becoming an employer of choice, for all staff to believe that they have a voice and be empowered to make a difference.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Rainham Mark Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, medical, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Rainham Mark Grammar School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1568 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Rainham Mark Grammar School is a large (over 1400 students), co-educational grammar school situated in Rainham, Medway, Kent.
We aim to be a friendly, caring and stimulating community which motivates young people to enjoy learning, participate enthusiastically in wider activities and make the most of their abilities.
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