Cover Supervisor

The Manor Academy; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-reputed secondary school in Peacehaven is seeking a Cover Supervisor. The successful candidate will supervise classes during staff absences, ensuring students receive support according to their individual needs. The role requires a solid understanding of behaviour management and is ideal for those with prior school experience. The school offers competitive pay, professional learning opportunities, and numerous employee benefits including discounted healthcare and pension schemes. Applications close on 9 January 2026, with interviews in the following week.

Benefits

Highly competitive pay

Professional Learning Scheme

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

Retail discounts

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the Cover Supervisor role in a secondary school setting.
• Experience working in a school and managing behaviour is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes during staff absences.
• Ensure support for students, responding to individual needs.
• Manage student behaviour.

Skills

Behaviour management

Understanding of education

Job description

Grade and Salary: Grade 3 £22,610 - £24,099 per annum (£26,403-£28,142 FTE)

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)

Contract term: Permanent

The School

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection.

The role

We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor who will be responsible for supervising classes during staff absences, ensuring students are supported whilst responding to their individual needs. The role includes behaviour management of the students in your care.

The person

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the role of a Cover Supervisor in a secondary school setting. Experience of working in a school and managing behaviour would be advantageous.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well‑motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal‑related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal‑related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high‑street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications

Applications must arrive by: 08:00am Friday 9 January 2026

Interviews will be held on: W/C 12 January 2026

Safeguarding and Vetting

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

Diversity

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.