Cover Supervisor

Woodkirk Academy, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ

54 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,061.00 - £25,290.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

As a Cover Supervisor, you will be the first point of call to help to cover staff absences within the school. The successful applicant will have an understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities and an ability to communicate effectively with students. Experience of working in an education or school environment is highly advantageous.

To succeed in the role you will have:

Exceptional personal organisation and time management skills

A firm understanding of key national and educational policies and issues

The ability to inspire high achievement in young people from all backgrounds

A clear commitment to improving your own and others’ performance through effective continuous professional development

In return for joining us as a Cover Supervisor, we can offer:

An opportunity to use your skills and knowledge to make a real difference to the children within our community, whilst working within a school that fosters positivity and care.

Access to an expanding range of lifestyle benefits including free flu vaccinations and a cycle to work scheme.

Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme providing support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – this can include telephone GP appointments, physiotherapy, counselling and wellbeing services.

Free Parking on site

A wide range of possibilities to develop as a professional, with access to job related learning and development opportunities across the Trust.

Woodkirk Academy is a high performing, successful, well established, fully comprehensive, co-educational 11-18 maintained Academy and a founding member of Leodis Academies Trust. We have a proud record in academic, intellectual, social and sporting, musical, dramatic and community developments. Our latest Ofsted report noted a ‘passion and commitment to continuous improvement’ and that ‘leadership at all levels is focused on the progress of pupils.’

Leodis Academies Trust and our individual Academies are committed to ‘Forging Young Futures’. To do this, each Academy has its own ethos and identity, and has the freedom to develop individually as well as working collaboratively to secure high quality outcomes for all its young people. By providing an extensive curriculum, both within and beyond the classroom, we cater for the wide range of talent and ability that our students have to offer. We work tirelessly to improve the life chances of all our young people and support them to make a positive contribution to their community.

Woodkirk enjoys an excellent reputation as an employer and our ethos and working practices are well regarded. We take pride in looking after staff and supporting everyone in their roles in order to deliver excellent education to our students.

All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, two references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check (DBS), medical clearance and provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and evidence of qualifications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Woodkirk Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1775 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodkirk Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodkirk-academy

Woodkirk Academy is a high performing, successful, well established, fully comprehensive, co-educational 11-18 maintained Academy and a founding member of Leodis Academies Trust. We have a proud record in academic, intellectual, social and sporting, musical, dramatic and community developments. Our latest Ofsted report noted a ‘passion and commitment to continuous improvement’ and that ‘leadership at all levels is focused on the progress of pupils.’

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