Cover Supervisor

eTeach UK Limited; Godalming; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable special school in Godalming seeks a Cover Supervisor to coordinate daily cover for staff absences. The role requires experience with children, excellent time management, and organizational skills. Candidates will work part-time in classrooms, ensuring a supportive educational environment. Benefits include free parking, provided lunch, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Applications must be submitted through the online system before the closing date: 17/10/2025.

Benefits

Free car parking

Lunch provided on site

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating a timetable and working with children.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Flexibility and enthusiasm in taking on duties.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily cover arrangements for staff absence.
• Provide classroom cover for 2/3 of the time.
• Oversee supervisor duties and responsibilities.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Experience working with children

Job description

Overview

Salary: Grade R4, scale point 19 – 24; FTE £29,517.00 - £31,482.00; Actual: £25,275.38 - £26,958.01; Dependent on qualifications and experience

Working Pattern: 36hrs/week; 07:30-16:00, Monday to Thursday, 7:30-14:30 Friday, Term Time Only

Location: St Dominic’s School, Hambledon, Nr Godalming, Surrey GU8 4DX

St Dominic’s School is a well-known and highly regarded special school in Surrey and stands in 56 acres of wooded grounds with ample space for recreational and outdoor learning activities. The school caters for up to 150 pupils and Sixth Form students between the ages of 7 – 19, who have a range of academic abilities and complex needs. It is owned and run by Orchard Hill College Academy Trust.

We offer access to an extensive range of GCSE subjects pitched at individual students’ levels. Within the Sixth Form, students are able to access external college placements as part of their personalised holistic education and therapy provision. The School has an in-house team of qualified therapists offering Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration. The range of therapeutic support available to pupils and students enables them to access the curriculum at an appropriate level, maximising each individual’s potential for achievement. Additionally, there are purpose-built medical facilities where nursing cover is provided on a daily basis by qualified staff.

The School has achieved Advanced Autism Accreditation, the prestigious Arts Council ‘Artsmark’ Silver Award and holds the National Healthy Schools status. To find out more about St Dominic’s School please visit our website.

Role and responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and flexible Cover Supervisor to coordinate and allocate daily cover arrangements for planned and unplanned staff absence. The successful candidate will have experience in coordinating a timetable and working with children. Excellent time management, organisational skills and working to deadlines is essential for this post. The role involves 2/3 classroom cover and 1/3 cover supervisor duties and responsibilities.

St Dominic’s is able to offer an in-house training programme that allows Teaching Assistants to demonstrate key competencies in order to develop and improve practice and work towards specialisms within the role as well as aspiring to a range of other career opportunities in different disciplines. At St Dominic’s, successful completion of the Teaching Assistant Competency Framework at Level 1 and 2 is linked to pay.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Benefits

Benefits include: Free car parking, lunch provided on site, and Employee Assistance Programme.

St Dominic’s School is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our website.

Application process

To apply for this role, please click ‘Fast Apply’, you will then be directed to a ‘Login’ page, once signed in, please complete and submit the Application Form. Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Closing Date: 17/10/2025 at 11:59pm

Interviews will be held the following week.

We encourage you to apply before the closing date as we reserve the right to arrange interviews and close this advert before the closing date if we receive applications from exceptional candidates.