Cover Supervisor
Required from 21st August 2026
Grade: 7 Pay Point 11 – 14 (£26,830 - £28,146)
Actual Salary £18,682 - £19,599
Contract type Fixed term until August 2027 (in the first instance)
30 Hours a week, 39 Weeks a Year (term time + one week during the holidays to include teacher training days)
Monday to Friday, 8.35am – 3.15pm (40minute unpaid lunch break)
The Headteacher and Governing Body are wishing to appoint a Cover Supervisor to work at our LiFE Multi-Academy Trust who has energy and enthusiasm and enjoys working supportively with young people to start Friday 21st August 2026. This is a challenging job and the person appointed will need to be committed, creative, dynamic and willing to work hard. We will need you to have stamina and a sense of humour. The successful applicant will join the Cover Department at Countesthorpe Academy who are a strong and committed team. The Academy is a welcoming and friendly place to work. You will have the desire to ensure that our core values of ‘being the best you can be’ is fulfilled.
We have high expectations of all our staff, which makes our school an exciting and progressive environment in which to work. The Cover Team are forward thinking and extremely supportive of each other, working collaboratively to secure high standards. We are passionate in our goal of ensuring that our students get every opportunity to be the best they can possibly be.
Closing Date
The closing date for completed applications is midday, Monday 29th June 2026,
with interviews taking place soon after.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if suitable candidates are found.
Job Role
We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor.
Core Purpose
• In the absence of a teacher, to be solely responsible for a class of students, ensuring they are engaged in learning activities that has been set by a teacher.
• To effectively manage instances of poor behaviour and any other immediate issues or emergencies that arise in accordance with school/college policy.
• To support students to engage with the work provided, including providing support where necessary with literacy, numeracy and organisational skills.
• To liaise with teachers / other relevant staff with regard to work set for a class and ensure you are suitable equipped and informed to be able to effectively supervise the assigned lesson.
• To feedback to the class teacher on pupil engagement in the set work and also on any issues that may have arisen during the covered lesson(s).
• To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans.
• To support the maintenance of an activity bank, contributing general activities as appropriate, and draw upon this in the event that pupils complete the pre-set work more quickly than expected, in order to ensure that pupils are engaged in constructive activity.
• To contribute to the development and review of relevant policies (e.g. Cover, Behaviour Management, etc).
• To assist in the evaluation of the impact of covered lessons on pupils and throughout the school.
• To undertake pupil registration of a class, as required.
• To promote positive behaviour and relationships, using effective strategies in a timely manner in accordance with school policy.
• To develop positive relationships with colleagues, provide consistent and effective support and working constructively as a member of the school staff team.
• To assist with the organisation of cover for absent colleagues (teachers or support staff), for both planned and unplanned absences.
• To assist in the creation and maintenance of curriculum resources, and creation of visual displays in order to ensure a relevant physical learning environment.
• To undertake administrative duties relevant to the role.
• To invigilate internal and external tests and examinations under formal conditions.
• When not required to undertake any responsibility falling within the above, the Cover Supervisors may be directed to provide additional support in the school, in accordance with the duties of other similar or lower graded jobs for which they are suitably skilled/ qualified.
The postholder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the service.
Our Values:
• Ensuring that every student achieves positive, life changing outcomes
• Providing a whole education: academic excellence co-existing with an exceptional commitment to activity beyond the school gate
• The relentless pursuit of excellence by; expecting this of every person, every day; recognising and celebrating behaviours that lead to great progress and promoting and celebrating elite performance inside school and in the wider world
• Valuing and promoting the celebration and understanding of diversity and qualities of our staff and students
• Ensuring that all students and staff feel known, appreciated and supported
• Committing whole-heartedly to collaboration within, between and beyond our academies
• Ensuring our curricula are agents for the promotion of our values
• Putting Your Trust in Our Trust: We believe in your development. Everything we do is about creating a team of committed professionals who share our ambition for young people. If you believe in this too, we are committed to providing an exciting, enjoyable and rewarding working environment.
• Coaching:- Coaching is integral to our success. We support colleagues through coaching; enabling deep reflection, which has allowed us to build a bold, creative and aspirational culture, where collaboration with peers and new approaches to practice are encouraged.
• Health and Wellbeing Strategies:- Having happy and healthy staff is key to a successful organisation. The Trust is committed to:- providing employees with a safe, healthy and supportive environment in which to work recognising that the health and wellbeing of our employees is important providing a supportive workplace culture where individuals healthy lifestyle choices are valued and encouraged.
We are committed to supporting colleagues to overcome the stigma and discrimination of mental health issues within the work place. To show our commitment to this we have publicly signed up to ‘Mindful Employer’ and the ‘Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health’.
We believe it is important that we are role models to our students of how to be a healthy adult. We actively promote the importance of a work life balance, offering support to staff on managing stress and workload, as well as a physical activity programme. Access to coaching, counselling and supervision is also available to all staff.
• Equality and Equal Opportunities:- Our Trust and its schools are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in line with the Equality Act 2010. The Trust seeks to reduce disadvantages, discrimination and inequalities of opportunity, and promote diversity in terms of its students, workforce and our wider communities we serve.
Application process
Application forms and further details can be downloaded from Eteach.
Completed application forms should be submitted via ETeach. An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process and the outline of the day.
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application or need additional information, please contact the school or send an email via ETeach, where we will be happy to help you.
Thank you, and we are really looking forward to hearing from you.
Countesthorpe Academy
Winchester Road
Countesthorpe
Leicester
LE8 5PR
Mrs Aitcheson, Headteacher