Student Support Role - Cover Supervisor

Outwood Academy City Fields, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 35 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday. Term Time Plus Five Days.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £20,361 - £21,270

What skills and experience we're looking for

• L2 Qualifications in English & Maths or equivalent;
• Willingness and ability to obtain and / or enhance qualifications and training and development in the post;
• Experience of working in a school environment;
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences;
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality;
• Ability to use standard ICT packages including Microsoft Office;
• Excellent time management and organisation skills;
• Ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and to recognise potential child safeguarding issues;
• Understanding of academy child safeguarding procedures.

What the school offers its staff

Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:

• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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SUP008 Cover Supervisor JD.pdf - 148 KB (opens in new tab)

SUP008 Cover Supervisor PS.pdf - 221 KB (opens in new tab)

About Outwood Academy City Fields

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 900 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwood Academy City Fields website
• Email address: a.jarrett@cityfields.outwood.com
• Phone number: 01924 298752
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-academy-city-fields

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Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy City Fields

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.jarrett@cityfields.outwood.com.

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