LSA & Cover Supervisor
Watford Grammar School for Girls, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
June 2026
Closing date
4 May 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
23 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,874.00 - £21,874.00 Annually (Actual)
LSA & Cover Supervisor job summary
About this Role
Fixed Term Contract (April 2026 - August 2027)
Term Time only (35 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm) plus Inset Days
Salary Scale H4, Point 6 plus fringe allowance
Actual Annual Salary £21,874
Are you thinking of a career in teaching but would like to work in school, making a contribution to the lives of young people before you commit to a training course?
We are looking for bright, enthusiastic graduates with a passion for making change happen.
The role will combine that of cover supervisor and LSA and includes providing classroom supervision to whole classes in the absence of a teacher, offering specific support in certain subjects and establishing a supportive relationship with students.
We would be keen to support you as you develop and apply for a trainee role, subject to interview. We are able to offer excellent support and training in a highly regarded partnership in which to train with Hertfordshire University.
To find out more please contact Kevin Coetzee, Deputy Head
This vacancy will be closed early if sufficient numbers of applications are received.
Previous candidates need not reapply.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Watford Grammar School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1429 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Watford Grammar School for Girls website
Watford Grammar School for Girls is a partially selective 11-18 girls’ school, founded as ‘The Free School’ in Watford in 1704 with a mission to teach girls, initially alongside their brothers, from the outset. This makes us one of the oldest girls’ school in the country.
We are proud of our heritage, but equally proud of our innovative approach to teaching and learning. Watford Grammar School for Girls has a very strong and distinctive ethos with clear vision and values.
There are close to 1500 pupils on role with more than 400 in the sixth form; academic results are consistently very high indeed and the school is ranked as outstanding by Ofsted.
There are always plenty of opportunities for teaching and support staff to train and develop their careers at Watford Girls.
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