Cover Supervisor

Job Overview: This position is part-time for 30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, term time only.

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint an exceptional, dynamic Cover Supervisor to join a thriving department, with a strong team who work collaboratively together.

The successful candidate will have the:

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team of professionals.

• Communication skills, oral, written and presentational.

• Ability to manage, supervise and direct the activities of children and young people.

• Ability to deploy a range of strategies and techniques to encourage positive behaviour and maintain order and discipline.

• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.

• Ability to explain the objectives/tasks set for the lesson and to encourage the class to complete those activities in the target timescale.

• GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths.

In return, we offer:

• High quality professional development

• Supportive and friendly colleagues

• Flexible working opportunities

• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

• Cycle to work scheme

Applications

Please submit your application by the closing date of Monday 27 April 2026 by 12:00pm (midday).

Interviews are scheduled to take place soon after.

For further information about this role, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs Angela Farmer, the Principal’s PA, via email at [email protected]

If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Mrs G Chana, HR Officer at [email protected]

The Brittons Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.

Please find our policies here: Key Information – The Brittons Academy

Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.

We do not accept applications via agencies.