Educational Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1EA

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  6 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,308.00 - £20,322.00 Annually (Actual) Salary based on 30hrs per week. Term Time + 5 INSET days

Educational Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor job summary

We are looking to appoint an Educational Teaching Assistant/Cover Supervisor to join our team of hardworking, friendly and supportive staff.

The successful candidate will be required to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers, such as covering staff training, illness and other operational needs of the school. The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep pupils on task. Staff will need to respond to questions and generally assist pupils to undertake set activities.

We are seeking applicants who are highly motivated with a commitment to helping every child reach their full potential. It is important that you are adaptive, have the ability to work as part of a team and have the interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with the children, staff and parents. The successful candidate will also actively support the Mission Statement and the Ethos of our Catholic Primary School.

In turn we can offer:

A strong ethos and a sense of mission

Committed, happy, friendly and supportive staff

Enthusiastic children who love learning and school life

An attractive Pension scheme

Access to Employee Healthcare services, including counselling, health & wellbeing support and physiotherapy

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We strongly recommend that you visit our school before applying by contacting Tanya Pitman (Office Manager) T: 01484 310700 to arrange a suitable time.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Applying for the job

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

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-academy

Catholic Primary Academy with Nursery Provision.

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