Cover Supervisor

Red Hill Field Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 3EF

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 August 2025

• Closing date

  10 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.47 - £14.13 Hourly Grade 7 (pay point 11-14)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor – At Red Hill Field

Term Time Only (39 weeks)

Monday-Friday - 8:30am-3:30pm (32.5 hours per week)

At Red Hill Field, we are striving for everyday excellence. As a warm and welcoming school in the heart of the Narborough community. Ofsted rating of ‘Good’ (March 2022). We are part of the Learn Academies Trust (Learn-AT), a charitable, school-led primary multi-academy trust, dedicated to building a forward-thinking, professional learning community committed to supporting local children and families.

To ensure that every child in our care receives the best support, we are looking to recruit an exceptional Cover Supervisor to join our dedicated team.

Role Overview:
As a Cover Supervisor, you will play a vital role in maintaining the smooth running of our classrooms during teacher absences. Your responsibility will be to supervise students, uphold a positive learning environment, and ensure continuity in their education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervising whole classes during planned or unplanned teacher absence including PPA cover

• Managing student behaviour and promoting positive conduct

• Delivering pre-prepared lessons and activities to ensure continued learning

• Supporting staff by providing feedback on student engagement and behaviour

What We’re Looking For:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Confidence in managing groups of children in a calm, professional manner

• Reliability and commitment to upholding our school’s values and standards

• Experience working with children or in an educational environment is desirable

• Flexibility to cover a variety of year groups and subjects

Why Join Red Hill Field?

• Become part of a supportive, community-focused school

• Work within a growing professional learning network across Learn Academies Trust

• Contribute to an environment where every child’s success matters

• Competitive salary and ongoing professional development

If you are passionate about supporting children’s learning and want to be part of a school striving for excellence every day, we would love to hear from you.

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.

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About Red Hill Field Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 275 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Red Hill Field Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/red-hill-field-primary-school-leicester

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