Cover Supervisor
Uxbridge High School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2PRThis job expired on 7 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,730 - £27,252 pa including the Outer London Weighting
Cover Supervisor job summary
Our School
Uxbridge High School is a vibrant, forward-thinking school that celebrates the academic, social, and emotional growth of each student. We take pride in our diverse, committed student body, supportive staff, and strong relationships with the wider community. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school, we embody the spirit of modern Britain, valuing every child's unique journey and success.
Uxbridge High School Academy Trust believes in creating an environment that allows employees to be at their best. This is known by the community as our gold standard. Our commitment to our people, how we value and treat staff is set in our People Strategy.
Join a school that is committed to the PROUD TO MAKE SUCCESS HAPPEN, values of positivity respect, open mindedness, uniqueness and determination. We believe that success can only come through a close partnership between dedicated staff, confident students, supportive parents and a committed Board of Trustees.
The Position
We are seeking a proactive and reliable Cover Supervisor to join our dedicated team at Uxbridge High School. This is a vital role that supports teaching and learning across the school, ensuring continuity in the classroom and maintaining a positive learning environment.
The successful candidate will provide essential assistance to teaching staff by supervising whole classes during short-term teacher absence, delivering preprepared lesson materials, supporting our Flexible Learning Centre, and assisting with exam invigilation.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys working with young people and thrives in a dynamic, school-based environment. For the right candidate, there may be opportunities to take on additional responsibilities, including the coordination of day-to-day staff cover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise students and deliver pre-prepared lessons in the absence of the class teacher.
- Maintain a calm, focused, and well-managed classroom environment.
- Support students in small group settings within our Flexible Learning Centre.
- Assist with examination invigilation during assessment periods.
- Uphold the school’s behaviour policies and support student wellbeing.
- Liaise with teaching and pastoral staff to ensure continuity of learning.
- Potential to progress into a cover coordination role for daily staffing needs.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
About Uxbridge High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1345 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Uxbridge High School website
Uxbridge High School is an ambitious and dynamic converter academy with over 1,200 students aged 11 -18.
We have much to celebrate at Uxbridge High School including a committed and focused staff, outstanding facilities, strong relationships with the community and school partners, supportive Governors and a thriving Sixth Form.
We are delighted to be recognised by Alps in the top 20% of UK schools, celebrating outstanding Sixth Form student progress at A-level. We value the successes of every child, whatever their starting point. All of this takes place within a truly comprehensive and multicultural school that reflects life in modern Britain.
Our school values have been developed by students and staff, and form the basis of our ethos and culture.
All members of our school community subscribe and work towards always being: Positive, Respectful, Open-Minded, Unique, Determined: PROUD to Make Success Happen.
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