Cover Supervisor - Ercall Wood Academy

Learning Community Trust - Ercall Wood Academy; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Learning Community Trust seeks a Cover Supervisor for Ercall Wood Academy to supervise lessons, maintain classroom order and support students when a teacher is absent, ensuring continuity of learning.

The successful candidate should have classroom teaching experience and the confidence to deliver cover lessons. This is a permanent post with term-time hours, starting as soon as possible.

We uphold safeguarding policies and require an enhanced DBS check prior to appointment.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have experience of teaching within a classroom setting and have the ability and confidence to deliver cover lessons.
• Works well as part of a large team with the values Empower, Respect and Aspire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cover lessons when required in a classroom setting.
• Support students and maintain order to ensure learning continues during teacher absence.

Skills

Teaching in classroom setting

Deliver cover lessons

Teamwork

Job description

Cover Supervisor -Ercall Wood Academy
Salary Range: Scale 5 Point 13-17 Actual Salary £25,706 - £27,44
Working hours: Term time (37 hours) + 5 days
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract: Permanent

Ercall Wood Academy is looking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about the value of education and is committed to making a positive difference to our community. Due to curriculum demand this year we are offering a 1 year fixed term contract.

The successful candidate will have experience of teaching within a classroom setting and have the ability and confidence to deliver cover lessons.

We want an individual who works well as part of a large team and has the drive to make a difference to students through our values of Empower, Respect and Aspire.

Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd November @ 9.00 am
Interview: Tuesday 10th November 2026

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list).

References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process.In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children. For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the RehabilitationofOffenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declaredduring job applicationsand related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality anddiversity andfollow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education.For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy.

Supporting documents:

• Application Pack
• Job Description
• Personal Specification
• LCT Application Form
• Principal Welcome Letter
• Safeguarding Policy

Attached documents

Safeguarding Policy
Job Description & Person Specification
Application Form
Principal's Welcome Letter
Application Pack