Senior Educational Teachng Assistant / Cover Supervisor - Birkenshaw CE (C) Primary School

Kirklees Council; Port-Cartier; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local primary school is seeking an enthusiastic Senior Educational Teaching Assistant to take on the role of Cover Supervisor. You will cover and deliver prepared lessons from Nursery to Year 6 in the teacher's absence. Ideal candidates are proactive, flexible, and have excellent communication skills. A strong commitment to fostering mentoring relationships with students and their parents is essential. Applications close on September 24th.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cover supervisor or relevant experience with children or young people.
• Ability to develop effective mentoring relationships.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for covering and delivering prepared lessons from Nursery to Year 6.
• Develop effective mentoring relationships with children and parents.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive and flexible

Team player

Ability to engage children

Job description

Overview

Required from 3rd November 2025 (or as soon as possible).

A minimum of 26.25 hours per week (4 days).

The children, staff, Governors wish to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated and capable Senior Educational Teaching Assistant to fulfil the role of Cover Supervisor and to play a key role in the development of our school.

Birkenshaw CE (C) Primary School is a thriving, happy and popular school with an excellent reputation in the local community.

“Leaders have created an exciting place to learn.” We are a good school and “the pupils at Birkenshaw are very positive about their school. The well-being of pupils is at the heart of all the school does.”

(OFSTED April 2022)

We are looking to increase capacity within the teaching and learning team in school. As part of this development we wish to appoint a cover supervisor to be responsible for covering and delivering prepared lessons, from Nursery to Year 6, in the absence of the class teacher.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be proactive, positive and flexible, a great team player with excellent communication skills and will be responsible for the development of effective mentoring relationships with both children and their parents.

We welcome applications both from experienced cover supervisors or from those with other relevant experience of working with children or young people who can demonstrate their ability to engage children and fulfil the job specification.

Requirements

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact the office to make an appointment.

Visit Dates

• Wednesday 17th September at 8:30am
• Friday 19th September at 9am or 3:15pm
• Monday 22nd September at 1pm

Application timeline

• Closing date: Wednesday 24th September at 5:00pm
• Shortlisting: Thursday 25th September
• Interviews: Wednesday 1st October

Application and monitoring

• Application Form
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form