Cover Supervisor & Student Support (Pastoral)
Rye College, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7NQ22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 1 FTE - Mponday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Unqualified Teachers Pay Scale UQ1 - UQ6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Rye College is seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor & Student Support (Pastoral). This is a new position created with the aim to provide high-quality classroom supervision in the absence of teaching staff and lead on the provision of solo-study, while supporting the pastoral care and wellbeing of students. This role is central to Rye College’s commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and aspirational learning environment, guided by our values. We are driven by a pursuit of high academic standards regardless of background and a desire for all students to experience an exceptional education.
This role would suit perfectly a somebody that holds a degree and is interested in the teaching profession, or wishes to learn more about teaching before committing to further education. This position will be paid all-year on the Unqualified Teacher salary range, meaning the successful candidate will be fully paid throughout all school holidays.
We welcome applicants with experience of working with young people in educational or youth setting.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Be interested in teaching and willing to learn a new role;
- Understand the importance of community within a small secondary school;
- Be enthusiastic, energetic and open to innovation;
- Possess effective communication skills and be emotionally intelligent;
- Possess effective ICT skills and be open to new uses of technology in the workplace;
- Be committed to extra-curricular activities including lunch time activities;
- Be committed to continuing professional learning;
- Be able to show confidence when managing behaviour;
- Have integrity, optimism and a good sense of humour;
- Hold a good honours degree.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we offer:
- A happy community committed to the professional development of all colleagues;
- A distinctive local context ensuring we place inclusivity at the heart of all we do;
- A motivated leadership team leading rapid improvement to the students’ life chances;
- The opportunity to progress your career directly into being a qualified Teacher, without paying to train;
- A college in which the students are enthusiastic, engaging and thoughtful;
We would be pleased to welcome you for an informal visit to our school prior to application.
Rye College is committed to safeguarding the young people in our care and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Rye College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our 'Child Protection Policy' which can be viewed in the 'Policies' section of our website.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rye College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 616 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rye College website
- Email address
- aquinas.recruitment@aquinastrust.org
- Phone number
- 01797 222545
Our mission is to 'create bright futures for all'.
With this in mind, we work hard to ensure that every child is happy and well supported on their educational journey with us. We want every child to grow and flourish in our care.
Our college is set in the attractive heart of 1066 country and is a place where students feel safe and have space to learn. We pride ourselves on being a close knit community where students are known as individuals and where their talents are nurtured.
We are part of a family of schools that serve the young people of Rye from two to sixteen years of age, truly making us a 'local community college'. We are driven by a pursuit of high academic standards regardless of start points and a desire for all students to experience an exceptional education.
Our aim is to challenge every learner to exceed their own expectations of themselves; create a can-do culture and the resilience to excel; include all members of our community through shared endeavour; and nurture diverse skills, talents and abilities whilst celebrating excellence.
Since November 2018, Rye College has been part of Aquinas - an educational trust of eleven schools in the south-east; we believe our students will benefit enormously from our shared ambition to excel. We are proud to be working together with Aquinas to build on our reputation for supporting students in realising their potential and going on to lead fruitful and productive lives.
We look forward to leading Rye College on the next exciting stage of our development.
Arranging a visit to Rye College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aquinas.recruitment@aquinastrust.org.
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