Cover Supervisor

Teaching Vacancies; St Helens; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A school in St Helens is seeking a Cover Supervisor to join their teaching support team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about raising student achievement and have strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance for professional development. Applications are invited for those who want to make a difference in students' lives and enhance their teaching careers.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Structured routes for career progression

Support for employee well-being

Responsibilities

• Cover teaching staff absence delivering subject specific lessons.
• Support students across various year groups.
• Be committed to making a difference in students' lives.

Skills

Passion for raising achievement

High standards and aspirations

Excellent role model

Strong communication skills

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary: NJC 7-11 £26,403- £28,142 (Actual Salary £19,553 - £21,167). Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only + 5 training days. Location: St Helens. Contract Type: Permanent. Start Date: As soon as possible.

The Principal and Governors are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join the successful teaching support team at the academy. This post will involve covering teaching staff absence by delivering subject specific lessons to a range of year groups across the academy. Candidates should be passionate about providing the students at The Sutton Academy with the very best opportunities possible.

You should be an inspirational colleague who:

• Is passionate about raising achievement for all students, regardless of background.
• Can set high standards and raise the aspirations and expectations of all students.
• Is an excellent role model.
• Has strong communication and inter-personal skills.

This is a key appointment and represents an excellent opportunity for a quality practitioner wanting to develop their career or a candidate considering teaching in the future. There will be strong professional development opportunities for the successful candidate. If you feel you have the drive and commitment to succeed in this role we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate will be a hardworking teacher who is fully committed to being the best practitioner they can be so they can make a difference to the students at The Sutton Academy.

How to Apply:

Applications should be returned to [e-mail]

Closing date: 14 November 2025

Interview date: TBC

This post is subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.

Equal Opportunities

The Sutton Academy is committed to equal opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

What the school offers its staff

Our 1,500 strong workforce is our greatest asset. Our teachers and support staff all play a pivotal role in enabling our young learners to fulfil their potential in life.

At The Challenge Academy Trust we want to embed a culture that champions better work and working lives across the Trust; a framework to support and develop our workforce from ‘hire to retire’. Our staff workload, wellbeing and benefits demonstrate our commitment to ensure we can:

• Provide a workload that is fair and reasonable.
• Foster an environment where employee health and wellbeing are actively supported and promoted.
• Develop employee’s personal and professional skills & knowledge continuously throughout their careers.
• Provide structured routes for career progression.
• Reward people fairly with transparent and appropriate pay and conditions of service alongside additional benefits.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.