Cover Supervisor

The Westgate School, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5AZ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year (term time only)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,186 - £26,244

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you interested in working with young people in a highly regarded educational environment?

Do you need to gain more school-based experience across all ages to further your career?

Are you a hard-working team player with patience and imagination to inspire children in their learning?

The Westgate is a well-established and highly regarded school that is Hampshire’s first 4-16 All-through School. We are looking to recruit a committed and enthusiastic individual to cover and support classes across the whole school.

This is an ideal opportunity if you are interested in a route into teaching or already have a teaching qualification and would like to be part of the learning community without additional teacher responsibilities. However, these are not prerequisites for employment in this role.

Key skills/knowledge:

• Have obtained Maths and English qualifications to GCSE Grade 4 or above, or equivalent
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills
• Be committed to the highest possible levels of achievement for every pupil
• Be cheerful, flexible and approachable
• Show initiative within the role and have good time management skills
• Be a hard-working team player, as well as being able to work independently, and be able to work closely with teachers and other adults within the classroom, to ensure the best for our pupils
• Be able to establish effective relationships with young people, whilst maintaining a positive climate for learning in the classroom and upholding the school’s values
• Be able to effectively foster good behaviour for learning
• Be reliable and a good communicator

• Have the patience and the imagination to help and inspire our children with their learning

Safeguarding:

The Westgate School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Pre-employment checks:

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks, which will include an online search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education recommendations.

Child Protection Policy:

You can find The Westgate School’s Child Protection Policy document on our Policies webpage: Policies

Equal Opportunities:

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

AI

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How to apply

Further details and the application form can be obtained from www.westgate.hants.sch.uk/vacancies and please send completed application forms to the HR team recruitment@westgate.hants.sch.uk

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working at The Westgate School

• Full induction programme including training and mentoring to ensure your success in the role
• Ongoing personal development
• Preferential nursery places in our on-site nursery at a reduced price
• Free on-site parking
• Free use of health and fitness facilities
• Benefits of local government sick pay
• Automatic enrolment to a generous local government pension scheme
• Preferential admission to The Westgate School for colleagues' children after 2 years

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

The Westgate School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks, which will include an online search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, in line with KCSiE 2022 recommendations.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Westgate School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1627 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Westgate School website
• Email address: recruitment@westgate.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01962 854757
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-westgate-school-winchester

The Westgate School is a vibrant, all-through school setting with excellent facilities in Hampshire's county capital, Winchester.

"The Westgate School is a happy and vibrant community, where pupils are
encouraged to aim for excellence" OFSTED report, 2022.

At The Westgate School we provide opportunities for our colleagues for professional development in one of Hampshire’s top schools for progress and attainment. Our values and ethos are based on the fundamental belief that we are a community of learners - adults and pupils alike - in which every individual should be enabled to enjoy learning, develop as a happy and healthy individual who is able to make a unique and positive contribution to society: learning together, achieving excellence.

Arranging a visit to The Westgate School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westgate.hants.sch.uk.

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