Cover Supervisor

Watlington Community Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0HU

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January or February 2026

• Closing date

  31 December 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  9 December 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: £13.68 per hour, Scale E7

Cover Supervisor job summary

Tel: 01553 810468

Email: office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Web: www.watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss Jess Woodrow

• Salary: £13.68 per hour, Scale E7
• Permanent
• Part time
• 30 hours per week
• Term time + 1 week
• Starting January/February 2026

Are you adaptable, proactive, and passionate about supporting learning?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our wonderful team as a Cover Supervisor.

Working hours: 8:30am-12/1-3:30pm, Monday - Friday

In this role, you will:

• Cover lessons in the absence of a teacher, ensuring continuity of learning.
• Support groups and individuals within lessons alongside the class teacher.
• Assist with interventions to help pupils achieve their potential.
• Work across Key Stages, adapting to different subjects and age groups.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is versatile, shows initiative, and thrives in a dynamic environment.
• Can respond positively to short-notice changes and staff absence.
• Enjoys being part of a collaborative, supportive team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the classroom and develop your skills in a vibrant school setting.

We would love to show you around our school, please book a visit through the school office – 01553 810468

Apply now and join our dedicated team!

How to Apply:

A Job Description & Person Specification is available from attachments,

Click ‘Apply for job’ to download our application form. Completed forms should be returned to: office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 31 December 2025

Interview date: TBC

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Watlington Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watlington Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watlington-community-primary-school

A one form entry local authority mainstream community primary school.

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