Cover Supervisor

St Benedict's Catholic School, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RH

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (761)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,515.00 - £33,119.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 above the bar

Cover Supervisor job summary

We are seeking a colleague who can work with us to provide excellent support for our young people during periods of staff absence. The role is paid pro-rata based on a 38 week year (term time only) and a 35 hour week. Working across the school day the postholder will support the senior team with organising and administering cover for colleagues as well as delivering cover lessons and supervising students. The postholder will need to understand the school policies and systems and ensure that these are applied consistently. The role necessitates an ability to think flexibly, make sensible judgements and an ability to ensure that young people feel safe and supported in their learning in the classroom at all times. Applications will be considered on receipt and therefore an early application is advised. This is a temporary role until 18th December 2026.

Our school is committed to our mission as a Catholic community and seeks to help all our young people achieve their potential both academically and personally. We can offer a positive environment and a team of staff who are hardworking and dedicated to the school. Staff and student wellbeing are key to our community values and our staff surveys conistently report that over 90% of our staff would recommend St Benedict's as a place of work and are proud to work here.

St Benedict’s Catholic School was inspected in June 2025.

The report praised the school stating:

'Pupils who attend St Benedict’s Catholic school are encouraged to be the best versions of themselves. Alongside an education that provides them with knowledge to succeed, they are encouraged to reflect and consider the wider world and the people in it. This fully embodies the schools’ values of ‘wisdom, compassion and resilience’.

The school sets high expectations for its pupils, and they respond to this. They take pride in their work and achievements and want to do their best. This attitude is modelled by staff effectively. Pupils have strong relationships with the adults here and feel supported, valued and well guided throughout their time at school. Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes are positive. They are supportive of one another, and pupils from different year groups happily interact and help each other. This gives the school a sense of community where everyone works together purposefully. Pupils thrive within the school’s deeply supportive and nurturing environment.

They are open minded and self-assured. Pupils embrace diversity here and respect difference and say that this deepens their understanding of others. As a result, pupils feel secure, happy and appreciated.'

Please full report for more details.

Our Section 48 Diocesan Inspection of the religious character of the school in June/ July 2022 judged the school to be Outstanding.

Our school is committed to our mission as a Catholic community and seeks to help all our young people achieve their potential both academically and personally.

St Benedict's and Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust value and support the continued professional development of colleagues. Through the Trust employees are offered access to the Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured.

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

St Benedict's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance check. The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process.

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 St Benedict's Catholic School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 968 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Benedict's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-benedict-s-catholic-school-bury-st-edmunds

St Benedict's is a mixed Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The school currently has c970 students aged 11-18. Our pupils come from a wide geographical range across West Suffolk, extending into Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Around 60% of our students describe themselves as Catholic. In September 2022 the school became an Academy and joined Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust.

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