Cover Supervisor at Alcester Grammar School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2025/AGS/30997

Location

Birmingham Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5ED

Contract Type

Flexible Working

Contract Term

Not Applicable

Salary

HourlyAGS Unqualified Teacher Point 03, currently £28.50 per hour

Closing Date

8:00am, 1st Feb 2026

Start Date

ASAP - subject to satisfactory completion of recruitment checks

Positions Available

Positions Available 3

Interview Date(s)

We are looking for multiple people and reserve the right to interview suitable applicants before the closing date.

Interview Date(s) We are looking for multiple people and reserve the right to interview suitable applicants before the closing date.

About this Role

Job Title: Cover Supervisor

Hours: Term time only / casual hours contract - flexible hours as required by the school, often at short notice

Given the nature of the work, this position is not guaranteed hours, which means you will be working on a casual basis, being hourly paid on a zero hours contract. It requires full flexibility as cover due to illness is often requested on the morning of each day. There may be periods of sustained cover needs at other times, for example, due to illness

Salary: AGS Unqualified Teacher Point 03, currently £28.50 per hour

Department: Teaching

Responsible to: Cover Manager

The Role of Cover Supervisor

The main role of a Cover Supervisor is to manage the classroom in the Teacher’s absence.

The Head of Department/Teacher will provide all the materials and tools needed for the lesson ready for the Cover Supervisor to deliver.

Although not actively teaching, it is important for a Cover Supervisor to have the skills and confidence needed to keep the class motivated and focused so they can work on the activities set and prepared for them.

The role requires you to support students as they work through the lesson and to understand how to help them to complete tasks, where needed.