Cover Supervisor at Plantsbrook School
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Job Reference #
EDV/2026/PS/88402
Location
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1RB
Contract Type
Permanent
Contract Term
Part-Time/Full-Time
Salary
£27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual Salary - £21,311 - £26,351
Actual Salary - £21,311 - £26,351
Hours Per Week
32.5
Weeks Per Year
39
Closing Date
9:00am, Tue 1st Sep, 2026
Start Date
TBC
Positions Available
1
Positions Available 1
Interview Date(s)
Friday 4th September 2026
Interview Date(s) Friday 4th September 2026
About this Role
COVER SUPERVISOR
Grade 3 £27,254 - £33,699 (FTE) per annum, pro rata
Actual Salary £21,311 - £26,351
32.5 hours per week Term time:
8.20am – 3.20pm (30 min lunch break)
Job Purpose
- Supervision of classes
in the short-term absence of the class teacher under
the guidance of teaching/senior staff
- In-class support within a designated range of
subject areas
- Curriculum support, including planning and
administration
- Cover Supervisors are an established team and must be prepared to work in any subject.
Specific Duties
Cover Supervision
- Report to the Cover Manager at the
start of each day.
- Supervise whole class to undertake pre-set work
and/or activities during the absence of the regular teacher.
- Take register – paper or electronic.
- Begin and end the lesson in line with school
guidance, ensuring students are provided with the necessary resources for
their learning.
- Maintain good order and manage pupil behaviour
and deal promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established
school policy.
- Keep students on task as
necessary.
- Respond appropriately to questions raised by
students.
- Collect any completed work and return it to
the appropriate teacher/department.
- Ensure the room is left tidy and ready for the
next lesson.
- Provide a brief report on each class covered at
the end of each day and return this to the Cover Manager.
- To liaise with either the Subject Leader,
Achievement Co-ordinator or Form Tutor re any behaviour
difficulties experience during lessons.
- Use school digital systems as required, such
as Arbor, Google Classrooms and approved online platforms
Closing Date: 1 September 2026
Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview earlier and withdraw the advert if a large number of applications are received.
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