Cover Supervisor

Ilkley Grammar School; Bradford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilkley Grammar School seeks a Cover Supervisor to join its outstanding team from September 2025. The role involves maintaining classroom standards, supporting educational activities, and ensuring a positive learning environment. Ideal candidates will engage students enthusiastically and have the commitment to uphold the school's values.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Vibrant teaching community

Beautiful location near Ilkley Moor

Excellent transport links

Qualifications

• Ability to engage and enthuse students.
• Desirable previous experience but full training will be provided.
• Ability to maintain a productive classroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide examination supervision and accompany school trips.
• Maintain consistent professional standards regarding work and behavior.
• Support subject departments and the Cover Manager.

Skills

Professional standards

Classroom management

Administrative support

Job description

Ilkley Grammar School

Cover Supervisor

Actual annual salary: £22,307.35 - £24,511.09

Salary Scale Point 12 (range 12-17)

Pattern of hours: Monday to Friday 7.45am – 3.15pm (35 hours total) with a 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak each day

Term time only plus 2 additional days

Join a leading school which prides itself on the high quality of education, enrichment and care provided to all and is committed to the wellbeing of students and staff.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and adaptable Cover Supervisor to join our team within a school judged by OFSTED as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas, a school where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the region.We are a fantastic learning community, set in one of Yorkshire’s most scenic areas, whose facilities have been further enhanced by the completion of a multi-million pound refurbishment and expansion project. This post is required from September 2025. Previous experience would be desirable but full training will be provided.

If you have the ability to engage and enthuse our students coupled with the drive and commitment required to be an exceptional member of our team, then we would like to hear from you.

Ilkley Grammar School is an outstanding, vibrant 11-18 comprehensive, with over a 400 year tradition of serving the local community. We are committed to Personal Best as reflected in our Vision and Values:

“Our vision at Ilkley Grammar School is to provide a world-class, inclusive education and exceptional opportunities which will enrich us both individually and collectively as a community. We will inspire, support and challenge each other to achieve our Personal Best so that we all grow in wisdom and stature. By modelling our Personal Best values and championing equality and diversity, we will make a positive difference to our own lives and the lives of others and will be empowered to lead and influence positive change on a local, regional, national and global scale.”

We are the founding school of Moorlands Learning Trust and a member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance with a firm commitment to school to school support and developing highly effective collaborative practices.

We are looking for:

• someone with the ability to provide consistent professional standards regarding work and behaviour
• a colleague who is able to provide administrative and technical support to subject departments and the Cover Manager
• provideexamination supervision and accompany school trips, as necessary
• someone who has the presence to maintain a productive classroom environment and keep students on task

In return for your commitment we can offer:

• “a culture where everyone feels valued and supported to develop” (Ofsted 2024)
• the opportunity to make a real difference
• students who “enjoy their lessons”, “behave exceptionally well” and “show respect for each other”
• personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth
• an inspiring and enthusiastic team of colleagues across the teaching and associate staff
• a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care
• a supportive leadership team who “provide strong personal and professional care”
• a location on the edge of Ilkley Moor in beautiful Wharfedale which was judged by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the North and North East in 2025
• excellent transport links to Leeds and Bradford

The closing date for this post is:8am Monday 30th June 2025

Provisional interview is scheduled for w/c 30th June 2025

Please note that we reserve the right to close early and therefore early applications are encouraged.

Ilkley Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across and beyond school.The school adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safe recruitment.All persons employed by the school, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome.All teaching staff members recruited by the school have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.