Cover Supervisor

About The Role Cover Supervisor Reports to: Lead Cover Supervisor Start date: January 2026 Contract: Fixed-term until 31st August 2026 with potential to extend Working hours: Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm, Term-time only Salary: Ark Support Salary Grade 6, Points 8-13. Full Time Salary £30,288 - £32,634 (Salary will be pro rata depending based on term-time dates) Closing Date: Friday, 3rd January 2025 The Role: We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join us to cover and support lessons where necessary. The successful candidate will be flexible in their approach and confident when involved in delivering lessons across a wide range of subjects. The ideal candidate will: Have experience working with pupils of different ages and abilities in a formal setting without supervision. Have the ability to undertake a range of teaching activities with confidence, working effectively with individual pupils, groups of pupils and whole classes. Have experience managing behaviour and motivating children. Have good communication skills both written and verbal. Be committed to the values of Inclusion and diversity. Have good numeracy and literacy skills – GCSE maths and English. Benefits: Weekly CPD sessions and twice as many training days as standard. Dedicated line management meetings Encouragement to staff to develop their own ideas and projects within their departments and beyond. Generous pension scheme. Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers Interest‑free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle. Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support. Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/. About Us At Ark Bolingbroke Academy, we are a courageous, compassionate community – empowering excellence. We are a value‑led organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school. Our talented teaching and support staff insist on high educational standards every single day, and their commitment is shown in our excellent results, with over 80% of our students achieving a top‑third university or top 100 apprenticeship. We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community. Visit arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies. Diversity and inclusion: We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click this link. Safeguarding statement: Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non‑disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on‑going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience. #J-18808-Ljbffr