Cover Supervisor

Wilsthorpe School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG10 4WT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 January 2027

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,356.00 - £24,895.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3: £23,356 - £24,895 actual salary per annum (£27,274 - £29,071 FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR

Grade and Salary: Grade 3: £23,356 - £24,895 actual salary per annum (£27,274 - £29,071 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year (part time will be considered, please specify on application)

Contract term: Maternity Cover (01.01.2027 - 31.12.2027)

The School:

Wilsthorpe School is a high-performing academy that is well on the path to becoming an outstanding school. Everyone in the school believes in our journey of improvement and shares common goals. Strong relationships exist between students and staff which are open, warm, and friendly and these relationships have led to excellent attitudes to learning.

The role:

Wilsthorpe School are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor. This role will be required to supervise mainstream classes, ensure pupils are on track and ensure behaviour is managed effectively. The successful candidate will gain experience across all departments and subject areas and be a key support for the school during absences.

The person:

The successful candidate will have an interest in teaching and ideally have cover supervisor experience already or are a graduate looking to pursue a career in teaching. However, this is not essential as full training and induction are provided for the successful candidate.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.

Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.

Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.

Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by: Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 9:00am.

Interviews will be held on: Monday 19 October 2026.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

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 Wilsthorpe School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wilsthorpe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wilsthorpe-school

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