Cover Supervisor

Kinver High School and Sixth Form; Blundies; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinver High School and Sixth Form is seeking a Cover Supervisor to join our team on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for delivering cover lessons when needed and maintaining high standards of behaviour to support pupil progress.

The ideal candidate will be an inspiring, student-centred teacher with a passion for lifelong learning and a strong commitment to safeguarding. You will engage with CPD through the Trust and drive school improvements.

Qualifications

• Inspiring, ambitious candidate with a passion for lifelong learning.
• Student-centred approach and engaging classroom practitioner.
• Committed to safeguarding and high expectations for student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cover lessons and ensure continuity of learning when teachers are absent.
• Maintain high standards of behaviour and promote pupil engagement.
• Contribute to CPD and school improvement initiatives.

Job description

Vacancy:Cover Supervisor

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract details:Permanent

33.5 Hours per Week

39 Weeks per Year

Grade 5, SCP 7-11

Annual Salary - £22,791 - £24,841 (pay award pending)

Actual Annual Salary - £20,019 - £21,819 (pay award pending)

About Us

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Kinver High School is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential.

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious Cover Supervisor to join our ‘warm and welcoming school’.

The ideal candidate will share our student-centred values and be an engaging and proactive teacher with a passion for lifelong learning. You must firmly believe and be driven to ensure that every student regardless of starting point, can achieve success, enjoy school, and be engaged with wider school life, to become the best that they can be.

The candidate should be an outstanding classroom practitioner. The successful candidate will build on current developments within the school, Trust and nationally, to continue to improve outcomes and raise aspirations for all students.

We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find that we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.

We would strongly encourage you to get in touch and arrange a visit. We want the very best staff for our students and look forward finding out if you are that person.

Your role involves regulated activity with children on a daily basis, and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We will require you to complete an on-line DBS if you are appointed.

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Closing date: Monday 7th September 2026 @ 9am

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews date to be confirmed

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List
• Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.