Cover Supervisor

Academy: Great Yarmouth Charter Academy

Category: Education Support (School Based)

Start Date: January 2026

Closing Date: Sun, Nov 2, 2025

Job Weeks: 39 Weeks

Hours: 37 hours per week

Type: Fixed Term, Full Time

Job Reference: OCT

Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £25,120 to £27,249 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£28,598 - £31,022 full time/full year equivalent)

Fixed Term: until 31st December 2026

Full Time

Working Weeks: 39 weeks

Start Date: January 2026

Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and responsible person to work as a Cover Supervisor (Maternity Cover) to provide cover for whole classes whilst covering the absence of teachers to allow them to carry out professional duties and training.

Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the "Planning your application" section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.

The main responsibility of the role will be:

To provide high quality supervision of classes to cover short-term absence of the regular teacher

To provide high quality general curriculum support including planning and administration

The ideal candidate will have:

Very good numeracy/literacy skills/GCSE grade C (or NVQ 3 equivalent) in Maths and English

Proficient use of technology and understanding of its use in supporting effective teaching and learning

Experience of teaching (or other relevant learning environments) covering groups or whole classes

Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively, both orally and in writing, with pupils, parents/carers and staff

Charter was rated as good by Ofsted in June 2024. Ofsted stated that "Pupils at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy are proud to attend the school. It provides them with a safe and structured environment. It is a place where pupils can thrive and achieve their potential."

Over the last four rounds of pupil admissions at year 7 the school is now oversubscribed with first choice pupils. Our job adverts are linked to this growth and our desire to support pupils from our community.

We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country's top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country's best educational thinkers and practitioners.

The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain's highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.

For information on what it is like to live and work in Great Yarmouth, click here.

When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.

We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.

The Trust also offers:

Generous holiday entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions

Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).

Cycle-to-work scheme

Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers

Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal

Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).

Free Parking (on most sites)

• Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation

If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact the Principal's PA on or call the school on

To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Sunday 2nd November 2025

Interview date: Monday 10th November 2025

Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.

When you start your application, you will receive several emails from our application provider, Vacancy Filler. Please be aware that some email providers may mistakenly mark these messages as spam. To avoid missing important updates, we recommend checking your spam or junk folders regularly throughout the application process and marking these emails as safe.