Cover Supervisor

The Kingsbrook School; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 5,400 - 5,800; Part time

Job summary

The Kingsbrook School in Aylesbury is inviting applications for a Cover Supervisor. This part-time, permanent role is 7 hours 30 minutes per week across 39 weeks per year, with a starting date in December 2026.

The position sits within the Insignis Academy Trust and involves supporting absent teaching staff and contributing to student welfare. Full training will be provided and the successful candidate will join a growing pastoral team at a flagship new school with state-of-the-art facilities.

Qualifications

• Excellent relational skills and ability to work with young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality supervision of classes in the absence of the subject teacher.
• Support students’ learning needs and contribute to the pastoral team.

Skills

Relational skills

Job description

The Kingsbrook School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as a

Cover Supervisor

Part time, permanent

7 hours 30 minutes per week, 39 weeks per year

Bucks Pay Range 4 £5,411 - £5,809

(full time equivalent £31,424 - £33,735)

Start date: December 2026

Closing date: Friday 20th November 2026 at 12 noon

At Insignis Academy Trust we are looking for a Cover Supervisorfor The Kingsbrook School who is eager and committed to supporting Students’ education. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the growing pastoral team in this flagship new school in Aylesbury, with opportunity to bring ideas and contribute to the continued development of student support, and the culture and ethos of the school as it enters it’s fifth year of operation in 2026-27.

Opened in September 2022 to 180 year 7 students, the school will grow by each year of entry until full in 2027-28, and so a new member of the team is required to provide support for absent teaching colleagues, alongside the cover manager for our next cohort. Located at the heart of the Kingsbrook Estate in Aylesbury, the school boasts state of the art facilities across the mainstream school and a purpose-built Inclusion Unit for children with additional Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

The key function of this role is to provide high quality supervision of classes in the absence of the subject teacher, thus supporting the diverse learning needs of all students at The Kingsbrook School. The successful candidate may be interested in a future teaching career and wishing to gain experience. They will have excellent relational skills, and enjoy working with young people. Full training will be given.

Closing date - Friday 20th November 2026 at 12 noon

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications, documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK and a prohibition from teaching check.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.