Cover Supervisor

Bushey St James Trust; Bushey; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Job summary

Bushey Meads School is hiring a Cover Supervisor to support learning across periods and year groups. The role involves supervising classes, maintaining classroom discipline and following teacher-provided tasks to ensure smooth lessons.

The successful candidate will have experience with secondary students, strong communication skills, and a classroom-management focus, contributing to pupil progress and safety within the school.

Qualifications

• Confident understanding of working with young people and child development.
• Strong classroom management and behaviour principles.
• Experience with secondary school students.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of school behaviour, attendance and equal opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Cover a variety of classes, subjects and year groups across the school.
• Manage the behaviour of students in the classroom in accordance with school policy.
• Lead the class with cover work provided by the teacher.
• Support learning and contribute to a positive classroom environment.

Skills

Classroom management

Experience with secondary students

Communication skills (written and oral

Understanding of child development

Behaviour management

Teamwork

Job description

Cover Supervisor at Bushey Meads School

New

Job Reference #
EDV/2026/BMS/70453

Location
Coldharbour Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PA

Contract Type
Permanent

Contract Term
Full-Time

Salary
£29,064.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE)
The salary for this post is APT&C points 13 - 17 plus London Fringe, paid pro-rata and based on experience. Full-time figures are £29,064pa - £31,022pa + £1045pa and the actual pro-rata salary range is £24,858pa - £26,533pa + £893pa

Closing Date
9:00am, Mon 21st Sep, 2026

Start Date
As soon as possible

Positions Available
1

Interview Date(s)
TBC

About this Role

Are you a calm, confident, reliable person with a 'can-do' attitude?

Are you committed to enabling all young people to achieve their maximum potential?

If so, you might be just what we are looking for as we would like to appoint an enthusiastic and suitably experienced person to join our Cover Supervisor team. You will cover a variety of classes, subjects and year groups across the school whilst managing the behaviour of students in the classroom in accordance with school policy. You will be solely leading the class although cover work will be provided by the teacher.

What we are looking for:

• Someone with a confident understanding of working with young people and some understanding of the principle of child development and learning processes
• An individual with strong classroom management
• A person with experience of working with secondary school students
• An individual with effective communication skills both written and oral
• Someone with an understanding of school behaviour, attendance and equal opportunities
• An outgoing personality as well as being someone who enjoys working with young people

Why choose our school?

• We offer support and training based on individual needs
• Transport links are excellent with the M1, M25, A1 and A41 being close by
• Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery
• Free gym membership to all employees across the Bushey St James Trust
• Employee Assistance Programme for support and guidance on health, legal and personal matters
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Bike to Work Scheme

The post is for 37 hours per week (excluding unpaid breaks), term-time + 1 week to include 5 INSET days. The salary for this post is APT&C points 13 - 17 plus London Fringe, paid pro-rata and based on experience. Full-time figures are £29,064pa - £31,022pa + £1045pa and the actual pro-rata salary range is £24,858pa - £26,533pa + £893pa. For the right person, additional leadership responsibility could be available, for which, the salary point would be reviewed accordingly.

Bushey St James Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory written references, occupational health check and a successful Enhanced DBS check.

You must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date for applications: Monday 21st September 2026 (9am)

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early application is advised.