Cover Supervisor
The Burgess Hill Academy, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EA8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
15 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 31.67 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- West Sussex Grade 5 - £25,584
What skills and experience we're looking for
Working pattern: Term time plus inset days (39 weeks)Hours: 31.67 hours per week, Monday- Friday 0815-1515 (40 min break)Actual starting salary (calculated pro rata): £18,866 per annum
Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments
We are looking to recruit a Cover Supervisor who, in the absence of the Class Teacher can cover lessons across a wide range of subjects. This includes delivering lessons in accordance with the work set by the Teacher/Subject Leader and also providing support for the SEN team.
We are looking for someone who:
- has a drive for excellence and a desire to deliver lessons of an outstanding quality
- is highly organised, motivated and committed to the role
- has experience working in teaching or in providing support in the classroom
- is a team member who will collaborate with colleagues to ensure a high level of communication both internally and externally
- is flexible to the changing demands of the role
- is able to build positive working relationships with students
- has enthusiasm, presence and authority who can deliver consistently
Please refer to the attached job description for full details.
What the school offers its staff
We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:
- Automatic annual pay increments: Pay progression is not linked to performance and all our staff benefit from automatic pay progression (subject to the maximum salary for the role). Cost of living awards are also reviewed annually.
- Generous Pension: Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 22.7%.
- Holiday Entitlement: Take advantage of 25 days annual leave per annum (FTE), plus statutory Bank Holidays.
- Health and Wellbeing: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
- Personal Development Day: One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
- Cycle to Work: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
- Retail Discount: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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About The Burgess Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1081 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Burgess Hill Academy website
- Email address
- ma.talbot@theburgesshillacademy.org.uk
The Burgess Hill Academy
At The Burgess Hill Academy, we challenge and support our students so that they aim high. Academic learning is our central focus, backed up by a strong belief in enhancing our students’ wellbeing and creating employable adults for the future.
It’s an exciting time for our Academy. Classrooms and science labs have been updated and improved and we’ve revitalised outdoor areas fit for today’s students.
The academy is committed to ensuring that every pupil leaves with the qualifications, enrichment experiences and employability skills they need for life. It has a published admissions number of 240 and total capacity of 1200.
Arranging a visit to The Burgess Hill Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ma.talbot@theburgesshillacademy.org.uk.
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