Cover Supervisor
Willoughby Road Primary Academy, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 2NF21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 February 2026 at 8am
Date listed
29 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 27.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Fixed term - August 2026
Pay scale
- Grade E - Points 9-13
What skills and experience we're looking for
Your new role
As a Cover Supervisor, you will provide supervision of pupil learning within the academy. You will need to respond to questions, generally assist students to undertake set activities and uphold standards of behaviour in the classroom. In addition to cover needs, you will be required to work alongside teaching and classroom based staff to provide general support for departments. This is a key role in supporting the day to day running of the academy/school. It is important for you to be ICT literate and competent in using a variety of software packages.
Please see the attached job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information about the role.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:
Financial Wellbeing:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
- Access to an extensive discounts platform
Physical Wellbeing:
- 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
- Gym & fitness discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme*
- Free annual flu jab
Mental Wellbeing:
- Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
- Menopause Support Service
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained
Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days(subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.
Further information about the job
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Apply for this jobAdditional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Willoughby Road Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 283 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Willoughby Road Primary Academy website
- Email address
- Info@wrpacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01724 842608
Willoughby Road Primary Academy is located in Scunthorpe. The academy strongly believes in giving individual attention to the needs of the children in our care. We support the development of lifelong learners through development of life skills that include responsibility, resilience, respect and readiness for learning. It is our mission to offer every child a high quality education in a supportive, safe and challenging environment in which they feel valued and are inspired to become life-long learners who are ‘striving to be the best’. Good relationships exist with local partnerships including the Scunthorpe schools as well as other academies within Delta Academies Trust.
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