Cover Supervisor

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Aylestone School seeks a proactive Cover Supervisor to support learners across the federation. The role involves supervising lessons during teacher absences, and maintaining a productive, safe learning environment.

Candidates should have strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to safeguarding. This term-time only post offers DBS checks and a supportive school community.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children of primary/secondary age.
• Strong safeguarding and welfare commitment.
• Excellent behaviour management.
• Good communication and team-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide short term cover supervision of lessons as required.
• Support learners across the federation of schools.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Team player

Education

Relevant qualifications for role

Job description

Required for September 2026 Cover Supervisor 32.5 hours per week (8.30am to 4pm) Term Time Only HC5 SCP6 – 11 Actual Pay £19139-20724 Closing date for applications: 1st September 2026 Interview date: To Be Confirmed

Our governors wish to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Cover Supervisor to support our learners across the federation of schools.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the necessary skills and enthusiasm to provide short term cover supervision of lessons as required. We are looking for an individual with excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and the flexibility and skills to support students with learning when their class teachers are absent.

We would be interested in hearing from you if:

• You have previous experience of working with children of secondary and primary school age;
• You have enthusiasm and a strong commitment to achievement, safeguarding and welfare of all children;
• You have excellent communication skills;
• You have a sense of humour and the ability to inject fun into learning;
• You have high expectations of pupil behaviour and excellent behaviour management skills;
• You are flexible, accommodating and a team player;
• You have relevant qualifications for the role.

Aylestone school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.