Cover Supervisor

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus Education Trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands, invites applications for a Cover Supervisor at Kinver High School. The role requires engaging classroom practice and a commitment to safeguarding.

The appointment is permanent, full-time, 33.5 hours per week across 39 weeks per year, with a salary in the range of £21,316–£23,234 for actual annual pay, and progression opportunities through Invictus Education Trust's CPD program.

Job description

Actual Annual Salary - £21,316 - £23,234

About Us We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Invictus Education Trust,

Vacancy: Cover Supervisor

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract details: Permanent

33.5 Hours per Week

39 Weeks per Year

Grade 5, SCP 7-11

Annual Salary - £27,274 - £29,071

Actual Annual Salary - £21,316 - £23,234

Kinver High School is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential. We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious Cover Supervisor to join our 'warm and welcoming school'. The ideal candidate will share our student-centred values and be an engaging and proactive teacher with a passion for lifelong learning. You must firmly believe and be driven to ensure that every student regardless of starting point, can achieve success, enjoy school, and be engaged with wider school life, to become the best that they can be. The candidate should be an outstanding classroom practitioner. The successful candidate will build on current developments within the school, Trust and nationally, to continue to improve outcomes and raise aspirations for all students. We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find that we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.

Your role involves regulated activity with children on a daily basis, and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We will require you to complete an on-line DBS if you are appointed.

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We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews date to be confirmed.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

• An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List
• Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance.

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.