Cover Supervisor

Catholic Recruitment; Southgate; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

St Wilfrid’s Catholic School in Crawley is seeking a Cover Supervisor to ensure learning continues in the absence of a teacher.

This permanent role is term-time only plus inset days, with hours 08:30 to 15:20 and a Grade 6 salary of £21,337 to £22,369 with Crawley weighting.

The school values a supportive, inclusive community and provides a comprehensive training programme; applicants are encouraged to arrange a visit.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Confident, inspiring and able to make a real difference for students.
• Willingness to embrace the ethos of the school.
• Full training and support provided.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with students across subjects to maintain learning during teacher absence.
• Support classroom management and learner engagement.
• Participate in training and school activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidence

Inspiring

Job description

Do you enjoy working with young people? Are you looking for a job where you can use your organisational skills to ensure that student classes are professionally covered in the event of teacher absence?

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and confident Cover Supervisor to join our team as soon as possible. This position is a permanent role working term time only plus inset days. The working hours are 08.30 to 15.20 Monday to Friday on a Grade 6 salary which ranges from £21,337 to £22,369 and includes Crawley Weighting.

The key role of a Cover Supervisor is to work closely with our students across a range of subjects and to ensure they maintain their learning in the absence of their regular teacher. We are looking for candidates with strong organisational and interpersonal skills, who are confident, inspiring and who can make a real difference for students in the classroom. A full programme of training and support will be provided.

All potential applicants are invited and encouraged to arrange a visit – we firmly believe you won’t be disappointed!

St Wilfrid’s is an “Outstanding Catholic School” where “staff are excellent role models” and where students say that the school “feels like a family where people care for each other” (Catholic Schools Inspection 2024).

If you want to work in a School where everyone is valued and supported to be the best they can be (both students and staff) then this is the school for you.

This is a school that wants to be the very best it can be.Do you want to be part of that? You do not need to be a Catholic to work here, indeed many of our staff are not, but a willingness to embrace the ethos of the school is expected.

The strength of community at St Wilfrid’s is a strong one based upon mutual respect.The staff work incredibly hard and are prepared to go the extra mile for the students in their charge.Our students are amazing and they contribute enormously to making the school such a welcoming and productive place. Our most recent Catholic School Inspection Report (October 2024) and our Ofsted Report (March 2023) certainly reinforce this aspect of school life.

St Wilfrid’s Catholic School reserves the right to review applications, interview and appoint before the close date so please make sure your applications are sent as soon as possible. Candidates may be invited for interview upon receipt of their application – please do not wait for the closing date.