Cover Supervisor

Woodardacademies; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The Littlehampton Academy seeks enthusiastic cover supervisors to enrich their dedicated cover team. This role offers recent graduates an excelled opportunity to embark on a teaching path, contributing to a motivating environment while ensuring student engagement and support during lessons.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and CPD opportunities

Flexible working patterns available

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dedicated, with a commitment to student welfare.
• Ability to support students with ASD or behavioural challenges.
• Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with students.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for ensuring students engage with the learning activities.
• Support students in specialist units or behaviour management situations.
• Participate in comprehensive training and development.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Dedication

Behaviour Management

Education

Recent Graduate

Job description

The Littlehampton Academy is looking to recruit enthusiastic and dedicated cover supervisors to join our already established cover team. This role can offer the ideal opportunity for recent graduates considering a move into teaching.

Our cover supervisors are vital to the smooth running of the academy. When deployed to lessons, they are accountable for ensuring that students undertake the learning activity set by the subject teacher. When not required in the classroom, the work is varied, and may include supporting in the specialist unit for students with ASD (Scott Centre) or the behaviour unit (Compass Centre).

Comprehensive training, including shadowing members of the team and full behaviour management training, will ensure you are able to make a meaningful contribution to the work of the academy.

This permanent position is 35 hours per week, term time only including inset days, however we are open to offering flexible working patterns i.e part time.

The initial rate of pay is the equivalent of £13.91 per hour, paid monthly over 12 months. The pay scale has five spinal points and increments are awarded in September until the top of the pay scale is reached. The initial starting actual salary will be £22,092 per annum ( based on working 35 hours)

The successful candidate will be working with colleagues who are passionate about the contribution they make to the school and its students in a very motivating, forward-thinking environment. Our school is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities for all our staff.

Closing Date: midday on Thursday 26 June 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date so please apply early.

Safer Recruitment Declaration

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The successful applicant will be required to undergo full safeguarding and vetting checks, including references, and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and will be subject to a period of probation.

The Littlehampton Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Our child protection policies and recruitment procedures follow local and national guidelines.