Senior Cover Supervisor

WMJobs; Coventry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing champions network

Staff wellbeing focus

Benefits platform with discounts

Job summary

Inspire Education Trust is hiring a Senior Cover Supervisor for Walsgrave Church of England Academy in Coventry. The role is temporary, term-time only, 30 hours per week, with a pro rata salary of £20,100 per annum.

The school seeks an enthusiastic, capable team player with strong classroom management and safeguarding commitment. The successful candidate will promote positive values, support primary pupils, and participate in safeguarding training while contributing to a safe, inclusive learning

Qualifications

• Experience working with and supporting primary-aged pupils.
• Enthusiastic, inspiring, with excellent classroom management skills.
• Ability to promote positive values and attitudes in the classroom.
• Commitment to safeguarding and protecting children.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe environment and safeguarding for children.
• Provide effective supervision in classrooms and support pupils.
• Work as part of a team to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Attend safeguarding training and comply with KCSIE and local policies.

Skills

Classroom management

Pupil support

Positive values promotion

Safeguarding

Job description

Inspire Education Trust,

Job Title: Senior Cover Supervisor

Employment Status: Temporary, Term time only, 30 hours a week

Actual Salary: Grade 5 - £20,100 pro rata per annum

Full time equivalent salary: Support staff Grade 5 - FTE £28,598

Required: ASAP

Location: Coventry

About The Role

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and flexible team player for this role of Senior Cover Supervisor.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic and inspiring with excellent classroom management skills
• Has relevant experience of working with and supporting primary aged pupils
• Who can promote positive values and attitudes within the classroom
• Understands their role in safeguarding and protecting children

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

About Us

Walsgrave Church of England Academy is a faith-based primary school in the city of Coventry with a commitment to inclusivity and excellence. We have a diverse student population, including pupils with EAL, SEND, and those eligible for pupil premium. Our mission is to provide a nurturing environment where every child can achieve their full potential.

Our whole school community values the contribution every child brings, which makes our school a happy and fun place to learn and work. Our mission statement is: ‘Together We Thrive’ and this sentiment underpins all we do.

We are a member of Inspire Education Trust, a Coventry based multi-academy trust which sets out to provide an environment where both staff and students can thrive, and putting children at the heart of everything we do.

Why work for us?

A career at Inspire Education Trust offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives and outcomes of our young people. We work hard to provide an environment which places staff wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda, as well as providing ample opportunities for personal and professional development.

As such, we offer a portfolio of benefits designed to enhance and support the working lives of our staff. These include, but are not limited to:

• A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors
• A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment
• Opportunity to join a committed and forward-thinking team of staff
• Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 29th September 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Senior Cover Supervisor will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check, with the effect of 1st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.