Cover Supervisor

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 26,403 - 28,142; Full time

Job summary

St Bernard's Catholic High School in Rotherham is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our supportive community. You will supervise Key Stage 3 and 4 classrooms, ensure students stay engaged with their set work, and manage daily cover logistics.

The role requires excellent communication, a good sense of humour, and a commitment to supporting our Catholic ethos and safeguarding practices. This permanent, term-time role is based in Rotherham, with 37 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good sense of humour and patience.
• Commitment to safeguarding and Catholic ethos.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Key Stage 3 and 4 classrooms.
• Ensure students stay engaged with their set work.
• Coordinate daily cover logistics and ensure smooth lesson delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Classroom supervision

Catholic ethos & safeguarding

Job description

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Location St Bernard's Catholic High School

Basis Full time

Job profile for Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

St Bernard's Catholic High School 01/09/2026

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

Job details

Salary DHSF2 Band E £26,403 - £28,142, Actual Salary £22,949 - £25,004 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Region Rotherham Job category/type Education - Non-Teaching Date posted 28/07/2026 Job reference REQ23654 Attachments attachment CES Recruitment_Monitoring_Form_20nov23.docx attachment St Bernards Recruitment Pack Cover Supervisor July 2026 (Readvertisement).pdf attachment CES model reasonable adjustments statement.pdf attachment CES Notes to Applicants.pdf

Job description

St Francis CMAT - St Bernard's Catholic High School, Herringthorpe Valley Road, Herringthorpe, Rotherham ,S65 3BE

Actual Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Permanent and Term Time Only (Includes 2 INSET Days)

Closing Date: 9am on Tuesday 1 st September 2026

Interviews: To Be Confirmed

Start Date: As Soon as Possible

We are delighted that you are considering applying for the role of Cover Supervisor at St Bernard's Catholic High School.

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2022 as part of the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 Primary Schools and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham. We are set to grow to 24 schools at capacity.

We serve our children and families through being committed to providing the highest standard of education, where academia and personal growth are our priorities rooted in our Catholic faith.

Our schools are unique serving wide ranging communities; we celebrate this individuality and support our schools to meet the needs of the children and families in their care. As individual schools we are joined together in our Catholic faith, delivering education which is rooted in Gospel Teachings. This creates our community which comes together to share excellence, learn from each other and champion our children.

We believe that education, along with the community that we have grown, is the most powerful tool we have to shape the future for our children.

About the of the Role

St Bernard’s is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our supportive community. In this dynamic role, you will supervise Key Stage 3 and 4 classrooms, ensure students stay engaged with their set work, and manage daily cover logistics.

The candidate would need excellent communication skills, a good sense of humour, and a commitment to supporting our Catholic ethos and student safeguarding,

For full details please see the recruitment pack.

Aboutthe Candidate

We are looking for someone to join the trust in:

• Blessing our schools with community, wisdom and awe.
• Support in teaching not just from books but from lessons of kindness, humility and compassion.
• Support with instilling a love for learning, a thirst for knowledge and a passion for always making the world a better place.
• Providing guidance so that all our community can reach their true potential.

About St Francis

At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership.

We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case

Think this is the role for you?

To find out more about the role please review the Recruitment pack.

If you are interested in this post, informal visits to our school are very warmly welcomed; just contact us to arrange an appointment to come and meet with the Headteacher.

Applications close at 9am on Tuesday 1 st September 2026 and should be submitted online via Teaching Vacancies online

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

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