Cover Supervisor

Derby City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2Work scheme

Rewards platform (Derby City Council)

Car lease scheme

Job summary

Littleover Community School is seeking a Cover Supervisor to support learning during teacher absences. The role is 37 hours per week, term-time with inset days, and permanent 39 weeks, with responsibilities to keep students focused and engaged using pre-prepared lessons.

Applicants should be committed to safeguarding, prepared for enhanced DBS checks, and will benefit from a range of employment perks and a supportive school community in Derby.

Responsibilities

• Step into classrooms during short-term teacher absence, keeping students focused, engaged and motivated as they work through pre-prepared lessons.
• Contribute to a positive and purposeful atmosphere and support the school’s learning environment.

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job title Cover Supervisor Job reference 000012466 Date posted 10/09/2026 Application closing date 21/09/2026 Working Pattern Term time Salary Grade G SCP 21 – 25 £34,236 - £37,562 Actual: £29,577 - £32,450 Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type School Support Attachments Blank Job description

Littleover Community School
Hours: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday: 8.00am - 3.54pm
Contract type: Permanent 39: Term-Time, including Inset days
Closing Date: Monday 21st September 2026

Many thanks for your interest in the Cover Supervisor position. Join our team and play a key role in supporting students’ learning every day. You’ll step into classrooms during short-term teacher absence, keeping students focused, engaged and motivated as they work through pre-prepared lessons. If you enjoy working with young people, can create a positive and purposeful atmosphere, and want a role where no two days are the same, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in our school environment.

As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement so that we can continue to evolve to match the changing needs of our students, parents and carers, staff and wider school community. Our governors and staff are fully committed to serving the needs of our school community in these challenging social times, including continuing to develop the very strong academic performance of our school. If you feel you could contribute to this vision, we would be very pleased to receive your application.

Littleover Community School is an 11-18 comprehensive, community school. We are a Local Authority maintained school and have a positive working relationship with Derby City Council. For further details regarding this post, please see the attached Applicant Information Pack.

Employment benefits
There are an extensive range of benefits that are available to you as an employee of Littleover Community School.
For your health and wellbeing there is access to a free on site gym and an employee assistance programme.
You will have access to the Derby City Council Rewards platform, which hosts a wide range of benefits such as the Cycle2Work scheme, benefits and offers at an extensive network of retailers, Tusker Car Lease Scheme and more!

These benefits run alongside others such as access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your role), free on-site car parking, free annual flu jab and a friendly, supportive working environment!

Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.