Cover Supervisor

Coba Education Ltd; Wootton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Coba Education is supporting a welcoming school in Northampton with the recruitment of a Cover Supervisor to join their team after the October half-term break.

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity, initially working through Coba Education before moving onto a permanent contract with the school from January 2027. You'll work across primary to secondary, stepping in when teachers are absent and keeping pupils engaged and on track with learning.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Confident in front of a class and engaging pupils.
• Strong communication and behaviour-management skills.
• Adaptable and reliable across different age groups.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes during short-term teacher absence.
• Deliver work set by the class teacher.
• Support pupils across primary and secondary age groups.
• Maintain a positive, calm classroom environment and manage behaviour.
• Work with teaching and support staff across the school.
• Be flexible to support different subjects and year groups.

Skills

Experience with children

Classroom engagement

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Adaptability across age groups

Rapport with pupils and staff

Job description

Ready for a role where no two days are quite the same? Coba Education is supporting a welcoming school in Northampton with the recruitment of a Cover Supervisor to join their team after the October half-term break.

This is a temp-to-permanent opportunity, initially working through Coba Education before moving onto a permanent contract with the school from January 2027.

What makes this opportunity a little different is the variety. You'll be supporting across the whole school, from primary through to secondary, stepping into lessons when teachers are absent and helping ensure pupils remain engaged, settled and on track with their learning.

The role

As a Cover Supervisor, you'll:

• Supervise classes during short-term teacher absence
• Deliver work that has been set by the class teacher
• Support pupils across both primary and secondary age groups
• Help maintain a positive, calm and productive classroom environment
• Manage classroom behaviour confidently and consistently
• Work closely with teaching and support staff across the school
• Be flexible and ready to support different subjects and year groups throughout the day

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Have experience working with children or young people
• Are confident standing in front of a classroom and engaging pupils
• Have strong communication and behaviour-management skills
• Are adaptable, reliable and happy working across different age groups
• Enjoy variety and can quickly build rapport with pupils and staff

Experience or an interest in PE would be particularly advantageous, but it isn't essential.

You may already be working as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, Sports Coach or Learning Support Assistant, or you could have other relevant experience working with young people and be ready to take the next step.

What's on offer?

• A temp-to-perm pathway with a clear intention for the successful candidate to become permanent from January
• Monday to Friday working hours of 8.30am-3.30pm
• 38 weeks per year, term time plus training days
• Permanent Grade H actual salary of £22,489-£24,816
• The opportunity to work across both primary and secondary education
• Support from Coba Education throughout the initial temporary period

If you're looking for more than just day-to-day cover and would like the opportunity to become a permanent part of a school team, we'd love to hear from you.