Cover Supervisor TA4 (Full or Part-Time)

Oswald Road Primary School, Manchester, M21 9PL

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. We would consider part-time for the right candidate, however they would need to be able to work on Fridays.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Support Staff Pay Scale 9-14

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors of Oswald Road Primary School are looking to expand our existing Cover Supervisor team and appoint a highly skilled, flexible, experienced, self-motivated and organised Level 4 Teaching Assistant to support our high standards of teaching and learning in the situation where a class teacher is not available. The successful candidate will have high expectations and an understanding of raising achievement for all children. Excellent numeracy, literacy and IT skills to support lessons are essential.

The role will involve cover across our large primary school, including our Early Years.

The cover will be for day to day absence, as well as planned cover - for example, for subject leader release time.

Teachers in the school will leave the cover plans, which will then be led by the cover supervisor during the cover sessions.

The role also includes organising cover. Whilst ideally most cover will be done by our Cover Supervisors, there are times across the week when cover is needed from TA3s across school and it is the role of the Cover Supervisor to organise this.

We would welcome candidates who have TA3 experience in a primary school - ideally across age ranges.

We would also welcome candidates ahead of them starting their ECT years. Over the years, candidates have applied for this role, and then from this developed into an ECT position. The role provides a wealth of experience, setting new teachers off to a great start to their teaching career.

Although this would ideally be a full-time position, we would consider offering part-time hours for the right candidate, however working Fridays would be a non-negotiable.

The successful candidate will:

Be personable and friendly

Be committed to their own professional development

Be dedicated to school improvement and the success of Oswald Road Primary School

Have the ability to work successfully in a team

Be highly motivated individual who will ensure the best possible outcomes for the people they work with

Be able to work on their own initiative

Have excellent communication skills

What the school offers its staff

Oswald Road is an innovative and forward thinking school that has a very supportive and dedicated staff team who work tirelessly to provide a stimulating, nurturing and safe learning environment where the personalised provision for all learners enables them to meet their full potential.

Our school vision is for children to leave our school as young people who are:

Happy

Respectful

Inspired to learn

Independent

Aspirational

Creative

Self-confident

Resilient

Compassionate

Well rounded

We can offer you:

Excellent progression opportunities- many of our previous Cover Supervisors have stayed on to complete their ECT year and beyond with us (although having QTS is not essential for the role)

A committed team of staff

A supportive leadership team

Children who are eager to learn

A skilled and supportive governing body

Opportunities for continuing professional development

A welcoming, inclusive and friendly environment

A school that is at the heart of the local community

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Cover Supervisor JD (1).pdf - 217 KB (opens in new tab)

About Oswald Road Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 656 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oswald Road Primary School website
• Email address: e.linton@oswaldroad.manchester.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0161 881 4266
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oswald-road-primary-school

Oswald Road is a community-minded school with a fantastic reputation for being inclusive and forward-thinking. We have a very supportive and dedicated staff team who work tirelessly to provide a stimulating, nurturing and safe learning environment where the personalised provision for all children enables them to meet their full potential.

We can offer you:

· Opportunities for continuing professional development

· A welcoming, inclusive and friendly environment

· A school that is at the heart of the local community, in the centre of vibrant Chorlton

· On-site secure parking

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Oswald Road is a 'Good' school and our recent Ofsted inspection (September 2023) highlighted our commitment to staff wellbeing:

"The school has acted decisively to understand the impact of workload on staff’s well- being. Consequently, the school has responded to staff’s unique work pressures and taken steps to better support staff across the school. This means that staff feel valued and are proud to work at the school."

Arranging a visit to Oswald Road Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email e.linton@oswaldroad.manchester.sch.uk.

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