Cover Supervisor

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Learning Trust is seeking a capable Cover Supervisor for Winterhill School in Rotherham. The role is 32.5 hours per week, term-time only across 192 days per year, delivering reliable cover when teaching staff are unavailable.

The successful candidate will support students to progress and achieve, maintain high standards of behaviour, and contribute to a positive learning environment within the school.

Qualifications

• The job requires providing effective cover supervision to students in the absence of teaching staff.
• Commitment to supporting students to progress and achieve.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality cover service.
• Provide classroom supervision to students during the absence of teachers.

Job description

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credit_card Salary Salary: Band F, Actual Salary £23,337 - £24,508 (FTE salary £30,515 - £32,046)

Job profile for Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

location_on Winterhill School 21/09/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary Salary: Band F, Actual Salary £23,337 - £24,508 (FTE salary £30,515 - £32,046) Contractual hours 32.5 Region Rotherham Job category/type Education - Non-Teaching Date posted 10/09/2026 Job reference REQ23925

Job description

Winterhill School

Responsible to: Lead cover supervisor/ Assistant head

Responsible for: Delivering a high-quality cover service

Working hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday term time only at 192 days per year

Closing:21/09/2026 15:00

Inspire Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which also includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School, Thomas Rotherham College and Winterhill School.

Winterhill school is a forward thinking; multi-cultural school committed to an inclusive education where ‘everyone succeeds’. The school has fantastic facilities, a dedicated staff team with a family ethos and strong support from the community it serves.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and highly skilled cover supervisor who is:

• Able to provide effective cover supervision to students within the classroom, which enables their continued learning in the absence of teaching staff.
• Committed to supporting students to progress and achieve

We offer a positive working environment, we care about our learners, and we care about our staff, all of whom know and appreciate that. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this, contributing to this culture and developing it further.

Inspire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face.

Our safer recruitment processes include online media searches which will form our due diligence checks pre interview. Employees will be subject to a comprehensive vetting process including references from current and previous employers, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

All candidates are expected to read the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy accessible via our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/page-template/statutory documents/

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Riverside House
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