Cover Supervisor

Manor Academy; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

Pension scheme

Professional development

Wellbeing charter

Staff discounts

Job summary

Manor Academy invites applications for a Cover Supervisor. The role involves supervising classes during staff absences, supporting students and maintaining classroom order. The position is permanent with a Grade 3 salary and a 37-hour week over 39 weeks per year (TTO plus INSET days).

Experience in a school setting and strong behaviour management skills are advantageous. The Manor Academy is part of The Two Counties Trust and offers career development opportunities and a supportive working

Qualifications

• Experience in a school setting would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of the Cover Supervisor role in a secondary school.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes during staff absences and ensure students are supported.
• Manage behaviour of students in your care and respond to individual needs.

Job description

COVER SUPERVISOR

Grade and Salary: Grade 3: £23,356 - £24,895 actual salary per annum (£27,274 - £29,071 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year (TTO plus INSET days)

Contract term: Permanent

The School

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection.

Job Overview

Cover Supervisor

Grade and Salary: Grade 3: £23,356 - £24,895 actual salary per annum (£27,274 - £29,071 FTE)

Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks per year (TTO plus INSET days)

Contract term: Permanent

The School

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection.

The Role

We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor who will be responsible for supervising classes during staff absences, ensuring students are supported whilst responding to their individual needs. The role includes behaviour management of the students in your care.

The Person

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the role of a Cover Supervisor in a secondary school setting. Experience of working in a school and managing behaviour would be advantageous.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We Offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by: Friday 30 October 2026 at midday.

Interviews will be held on: Week commencing 09 November 2026.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.