Cover Supervisor

WMJobs; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pupils eager for success

Supportive parents who value education

Supportive colleagues

Excellent professional development and

Job summary

Colton Hills Community School in Wolverhampton is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our welcoming staff. You will supervise lessons for absent teachers and support learning across the age range, helping students achieve their potential.

The role is 37 hours per week, term-time only, Monday to Thursday 8.00 am–4.00 pm, Friday 8.00 am–3.30 pm. The ideal candidate enjoys working with young people and has strong numeracy, literacy and ICT skills, with a commitment to safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience working with secondary school students is essential.
• Strong numeracy, literacy and ICT skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly with students and staff in a calm, respectful manner.

Responsibilities

• Supervise lessons for absent teachers as required.
• Facilitate and encourage learning to help all students reach their potential.
• Collaborate with staff to uphold high behaviour and attainment standards.
• Implement school policies and procedures.

Skills

Supervision

Learning support

Numeracy

Literacy

ICT skills

Clear communication

Education

Experience with secondary students

Job description

Colton Hills Community School,

WELCOME TO COLTON HILLS - Many Minds, One Mission

A community school is one which has the ethos of everyone working together as a family towards our shared goals, which can be summarised with our school values

PRIDE - Participation - Respect - Integrity- Diversity - Excellence

At Colton Hills we believe that every child is entitled to the highest quality learning experience, irrespective of their starting point. There are no barriers to high achievement and no excuses for not succeeding. In every lesson students are exposed to powerful knowledge and culturally rich experiences. Every day we are learning and reflecting on how we have improved ourselves. Through this, we maximise academic attainment so students can go to and through university and thrive in a top profession. All students will leave Colton Hills highly numerate and literate with meaningful qualifications that prove this. They will also leave equipped with both the skills and self-belief to engage with the wider world so that they can change it for the better.

Every Child, Every Lesson, Every Day.

We would now like very much for you to become a part of that community. Colton Hills has been judged as a 'Good' school in both 2015 and 2018, and we are committed to improving that judgment in our next inspection - not for our own glory, but because we know we will be giving our students the best deal possible. The school encompasses a rich, harmonious and multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students, up to and including our growing sixth form.

The school is situated to the south of Wolverhampton's city centre, on a site surrounded by green space and fantastic views across hills and fields. We also benefit greatly from a wide range of fantastic facilities for our staff and students, including an on-site swimming pool, astro turf pitch, dedicated Sixth Form block, flexible breakout spaces across the school and a large theatre often used by groups in our local community for performances. We know that having successful students starts with having happy and well-supported staff. We are very much committed to our staff having a fulfilling work-life balance, with an email policy that respects family time, careful management of our time budget to eliminate unnecessary meetings, a reduction in the amount of data we collect and an evolving marking policy designed to give teachers their lives back.

Our outcomes show that we are a successful school. We are also a growing school, our student numbers are robust and the whole-school cohort is just over 1000 students. With a healthy financial picture and strong school governance in place, we are now seeking to expand our staff to create the best possible experience for our students every day, to develop their confidence and aspiration by surrounding them with inspiring adults delivering an exciting curriculum. Colton Hills Community School has a successful past and every hope of a very bright future - we're on a journey to being World Class.

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our excellent team.

Colton Hills Community School is committed to ensuring the safeguarding of all our staff and students and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and also online and social media checks.

Colton Hills Community School has a successful past and every hope of a very bright future. Please come and find out more about the wonderful things that we do.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date. Applications will be considered upon receipt and previous applicants need not apply.

Closing Date - 1st September 2026

We can offer you:

• Pupils eager for success
• Supportive parents who value education
• Supportive colleagues
• Excellent professional development and guidance

Main duties and responsibilities

• Supervise lessons for absent teachers as required.
• To facilitate and encourage learning which helps all students achieve their potential.
• To work with colleagues to support high standards of behaviour and attainment.
• To implement school policies and procedures.

Experience of working with or caring for secondary school aged children is essential.

The successful candidate should have excellent numeracy, literacy and ICT skills and be able to communicate clearly to students and staff in a calm and respectful manner, be reliable and trustworthy and work within the school’s policies and procedures.

Hours of work are:

Monday - Thursday - 8.00 am - 4.00 pm

Friday - 8.00 am - 3.30 pm

37 Hours Per Week (30 minutes lunch each day)

Term Time Only

The post of cover supervisor incorporates a wide range of experiences, fulfilling opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful contribution to school life.

It also give employees the opportunity to forge important relationships with colleagues and students alike. For this reason, the post is an excellent route into the profession, and can allow experience to be gained which can support a subsequent progression into teaching.

This post may suit a graduate who may consider teaching or lead and learn.