Cover Supervisor

Suffolk County Council; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon School in Lowestoft is seeking a Cover Supervisor to cover lessons due to teacher absence (KS1 – KS4). You will supervise work set by the class teacher and organise how it is delivered, ensuring high learning and behaviour standards.

When not covering lessons, you may support students in lessons as a Lead Learning Support Assistant, carry out interventions, admin tasks, and be part of the on-call system. Closing date: 7 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Understanding of effective teaching strategies.
• Excellent classroom management.
• Ability to follow plans.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students.
• Friendliness and approachability.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Resilience.
• High expectations for all students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Horizon School curriculum (provided by teachers) so students progress in line with expectations.
• Monitor, assess and respond to individual student progress and attainment.
• Develop an effective system to organise and communicate work and plans to staff daily.
• Maintain high behaviour and safety standards in line with policies.
• Support the school's vision within the whole school and wider community.
• Cover lessons when needed and assist with learning activities where required.

Skills

Teaching strategies

Classroom management

Follow plans

Flexibility

Relationship building

Friendliness

Organisational skills

Work ethic

Resilience

High expectations

Job description

• Horizon School
• Address:Saturn Close, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 4TD
• Salary:£22,600 - £35,257 pro rata
• Hours:Full time
• Contract:Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference:5457

Horizon School are seeking a Cover Supervisor to cover lessons due to teacher absence (KS1 – KS4).

Main Purpose

You will supervise the completion of work set for students by the class teacher during periods of absence and develop an effective system of organising the work to be delivered to each class and collating and feeding back the work completed. You will complete this role to a high level ensuring high expectations of students in terms of learning and behaviour, whilst developing positive relationships with students.

Where covering lessons on a day is not required you may be expected to support students in lessons as a Lead Learning Support Assistant/complete one to one interventions and assessments with students/complete administrative tasks to support teaching and learning and be part of the on-call system.

Qualities

You will have:

• excellent understanding of effective teaching strategies
• excellent classroom management skills
• the ability to follow plans
• flexibility
• the ability to build positive relationships with students
• friendliness and approachability
• excellent organisational skills
• strong work ethic
• resilience
• high expectations for all.

Accountabilities

You will:

• deliver the Horizon School curriculum (provided by teachers), which engages and ensures all students can make progress in line with expectations in all subjects
• monitor, assess and respond to individual student progress and attainment
• develop an effective system to ensure that all work and plans are organised and collated and communicated to staff at the end of each day
• maintain high expectations of behaviour and safety in line with the school’s policies, such as the Behaviour and Relationships Policy and Safeguarding Policy
• maintain professional standards which support the school’s vision both within the whole school and the wider community
• maintain professional standards which support the school’s vision both within the whole school and the wider community.

If you feel you could contribute effectively and positively to the school, we will welcome an application from you

For more information

Please read the Job Description (word) and Application Guidance (word) or alternatively, please visit our website

Please contact Keeley Smart by calling 01502 539755 or emailing: [e-mail]

Closing date: 1 pm, 7 October 2026.

Interview date: week commencing, 12 October 2026.