Cover Supervisor

Westfield Academy wishes to appoint, as soon as possible, an enthusiastic individual to join our existing team of Cover Supervisors who provide high quality cover lessons for absent teaching staff. You will implement lesson plans prepared by teachers, and ensure an effective environment for learning. Cover Supervisors will need to register students promptly in line with our attendance and safeguarding procedures, respond to questions about the work that has been set, and generally assist students to undertake set activities and engage in learning, whilst promoting and implementing the schools ethos and policies.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, and be able to use their initiative to respond to classroom situations. Candidates should be able to demonstrate positive and effective behaviour management techniques, flexibility and an ability to work under pressure. This role requires the postholder to adapt to different demands at short notice due to the nature of cover requirements.

This role would suit candidates who are looking to get into teaching or a teaching assistant who may wish to take a step into a teaching role. A candidate with a willingness to support extracurricular sports clubs and fixtures as part of the wider cover supervisor role would fit the role well.

Main Purpose of Job

• To supervise the learning of whole classes during the short-term absence of the class teacher as they undertake the work set.
• To support the wider school with supervision of students and support to the SEN team as appropriate
• To provide support to the Pastoral Team where capacity allows. Tasks will include supporting on-call, and supervising the referral room.

Lesson Cover

• To review the daily cover system each morning between 8:00am and 8:30am, ensuring that appropriate work and lesson resources have been set for all allocated cover lessons. To identify and resolve any gaps in lesson provisions, liaising with relevant staff as necessary to ensure lessons are prepared and ready for delivery.
• Supervise the work of whole classes set by their subject teacher in accordance with school policies.
• Register and record student attendance in lessons promptly to adhere to safeguarding and attendance policies.
• Answer to the best of your knowledge student queries relating to the lesson and the work set.
• Manage the behaviour of students to ensure a positive learning environment and follow the schools Behaviour for Learning Policy logging behaviour and referrals where appropriate.
• Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to school policies and procedures.
• Collect completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate teacher.
• Report back, as appropriate, using the school's agreed referral procedures about the behaviour of students during the class and any issues arising, to Head of Department and/or other senior staff about the behaviour and conduct of students in class.
• To communicate with parents/carers regarding any behaviour concerns or referrals that have taken place in lessons
• Carry out any other reasonable activities at the request of your line manager or Headteacher.

Wider School Support

• Assist with other activities relating to the supervision of students, e.g. general supervision during break or lunch periods, on call support and student referral room
• On days when cover requirements are low the post holder may be asked to do additional duties such as administrative tasks and supporting the SEND team with learning support for individual or small groups of students .
• Supervise after school activities such as homework club.
• A willingness to support extracurricular sports clubs and fixtures as part of the wider cover supervisor role
• Carry out any other reasonable activities at the request of your line manager or Headteacher.

Please refer to the application pack on our website for the person specification.

Additional Information

• The post is paid at Grade 12
• The post is for 37 hours a week with normal working hours being 8:00am to 4:00pm and 8:00am to 3.30pm on Fridays. Flexibility may be required if some after school clubs run later.
• The role is fixed term until August 2027 in the first instance
• The post holder will attend school for 39 weeks of the year (term time plus INSET days).

This job description is current as of October 2026. It is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.

Westfield Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and follow best practice procedures to ensure their safety.

Pay: £25,297.00-£28,360.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person