Cover Supervisor

Riverside School, Barking, Essex, IG11 0FU

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 8am

• 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: APT&C Scale 5 (£29,037 pa Term Time only)
• Additional allowances:

  APT&C Scale 5 (£29,037 pa Term Time only)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Required asap, a Cover Supervisor to join an exciting new Secondary School which opened in 2012. Riverside School serves the growing Barking Riverside community on the banks of the Thames and is already fully-subscribed.

“Excellence for All” on Barking Riverside.

The role of the Cover Supervisor will consist of the following:

• To support the high quality teaching and learning already in place at Riverside School.

• To deliver high quality lessons when required to cover a colleague.

• To maintain the high expectations of pupils behaviour for learning.

• To deal with any immediate issues according to the schools policies and procedures.

• To participate fully in the extra-curricular life of the school.

The successful applicant with have the following qualities:

• Good interpersonal communication skills.

• Flexibility and reliability.

• To be able to work as a member of a team as well as under their own initiative.

• Organisational and time management skills.

• A passion for teaching and learning and the enrichment of young people’s lives.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

The above duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required by the Headteacher within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and digital screening. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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.

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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 Riverside School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1550 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Riverside School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-school-barking

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