Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

Salary: 28142- 31022per annum pro rata (Grade 5 SPC 11-17)

Actual salary: per annum

Working hours: 32.5 hours per week term time only plus 5 INSET days

Closing date: Monday 27th April 2026 at 9am

Interviews: to be confirmed

The role

Hayesfield Girls School is seeking a calm confident and professional Classroom Cover Supervisor to join our team. Your primary role will be to manage and support classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff. You will ensure that students remain on task with work set by qualified teachers maintaining a constructive and purposeful learning environment across a wide range of subjects.

The key responsibilities are:

• Classroom Management: Supervise pupils to ensure they work effectively on set tasks maintaining high standards of behaviour and discipline in line with school policies.
• Student Support: Offer advice and guidance to students of all ages and abilities helping them to engage with their work and achieve high standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with senior staff and the Cover Manager to ensure school policies are followed and report back to teachers on pupil progress or any issues arising.
• Departmental Support: When cover is not required provide valuable administrative and practical support within subject departments including worksheet preparation and general admin tasks.
• Professional Standards: Participate in staff meetings and training contributing to the overall positive ethos and safety of the school community.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Education: Evidence of a good basic education (GCSE English and Maths or equivalent).
• Communication: A friendly calm manner with the ability to relate well to both children and adults.
• Teamwork: The ability to work constructively as part of a team while understanding specific classroom roles and responsibilities.
• IT Literacy: A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office email and the internet to effectively support learning and maintain records.
• Decision Making: The ability to make sensible quick decisions in a classroom environment to keep students safe and focused.

We offer

• An opportunity to be part of a well-respected top-achieving and oversubscribed secondary school.
• A dedicated and caring team of professional colleagues.
• Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government).
• Access to the Cycle to Work scheme and a supportive sick leave scheme.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programmea free and confidential support service.

About us

Hayesfield is a unique and exciting school; it is an oversubscribed Girls School with a co-educational Sixth Form with accommodation over two sites. The School is truly comprehensive serving the whole community. Ofsted recognised our achievements in November 2022 by awarding the School Good. You are very welcome to read our Ofsted report on our website.

How to apply:

To apply please complete the Non-Teaching Application Form with a full supporting statement. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.