Cover Supervisor
St Alban's Catholic High School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3NJThis job expired on 12 June 2026 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 8am
Date listed
21 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,254.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE)
Cover Supervisor job summary
£27,254 - £29,540 FTE (£20,467 to £22,183 actual)
Grade 4 point 9 - 14
32.5 hours per week / Monday - Friday / 39 weeks per year.
Required 1st September 2026:
The Governors are seeking to appoint an effective individual to support our teaching staff by providing classroom cover, implementing set work, monitoring students and reporting on progress during short term teacher absence.
Experience of working with young people aged 11+ is essential, preferably within a classroom setting. You must also have a minimum of Level 4 in Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent qualification).
St Alban's Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Our motto is ‘Love God, Love Our Neighbour, Love Learning’ and through this mission we aim to inspire, challenge, support and value every student to achieve their potential.
All staff have a responsibility and have a duty to ensure that their work and interaction with all individuals fully reflects the school’s distinctive ethos and mission statement as a Catholic School.
All offers of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, evidence of Right to Work in the UK and satisfactory completion of all other pre-employment checks.
Full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role are outlined in the job description attached.
Closing date: 10:00am Friday 12th June 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Further information about the job
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.
About St Alban's Catholic High School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 996 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Alban's Catholic High School website
St Alban's Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Our mission statement is ‘Learning, Respecting and Caring’ and through this mission we aim to inspire, challenge, support and value every student to achieve their potential.
All staff have a responsibility and a duty to ensure that their work and interaction with all individuals fully reflects the school’s distinctive ethos as a Catholic School, although they do not need to be Catholic themselves.
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