Cover Supervisor

Salary: NJC Grade 6 (Scale Points 13 – 17) (£25,238 - £26,938 actual salary)
Contract: Permanent, 36 hours per week, term time plus 5 days
Start Date: April 2025

Are you passionate about education and supporting young people in their learning journey? Thornhill Academy is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring a high-quality learning experience for our students.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will:

• Supervise classes during teacher absences, ensuring students remain engaged with pre-set work.
• Maintain a positive learning environment, promoting high expectations of behaviour and participation.
• Support students by answering queries, explaining tasks, and providing feedback.
• Uphold the academy’s values of Excellence, Equity, and Integrity.

We are looking for a candidate who:

✔ Has strong interpersonal and communication skills.
✔ Can confidently manage and engage students in a classroom setting.
✔ Is organised, proactive, and enjoys working as part of a team.
✔ Has a minimum of GCSE-level literacy and numeracy skills.

Why Join Thornhill Academy?

• A welcoming and inclusive school community with a diverse student population.
• Part of Consilium Academies, a trust committed to staff development and student success.
• Access to CPD opportunities through our Centre for Professional Learning.
• Excellent staff benefits, including enhanced sick pay, pension schemes, employee assistance programmes, and retail discounts.
• Exciting future developments as part of the School Rebuilding Programme.

Applications and further information

For further information about the role please see attached recruitment pack, including job description and person specification. For any questions or to arrange a visit to Thornhill Academy please contact kim.weller1@consilium-at.com 

The closing date for applications is Monday 28th April 2025 at 9am. 

Interviews will take place on a date to be agreed.

The successful candidate will present the best possible example of professional standards to colleagues.

Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses, and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.

We look forward to welcoming a new team member who shares our commitment to excellence in education!

Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Consilium Academies is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Consilium Academies might want to explore with you. Further information on online searches can be found in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.