Cover Supervisor - Kirkburton Middle School

Organisation: Schools Directorate: Primary Schools Service Area: Kirkburton Middle School Hours: See Advert Number of Jobs: 1 Location(s): Huddersfield and surrounding areas Position type: Permanent Grade / Salary: £20,865.31 per year.

Kirklees Council is advertising this role on behalf of Kirkburton Middle School (KMS). KMS is a thriving, over‑subscribed school catering for pupils aged 10‑13. Teachers enjoy outstanding behaviours and a zest for learning. We encourage risk‑taking, strong relationships, and exceptional progress.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, forward‑thinking school that values well‑being and supports ongoing professional development.

Role:
Cover Supervisor – In your role you will take responsibility for classes during short‑term absences, delivering lessons as directed by the absent teacher to maintain consistency for our fantastic pupils. Successful candidates are proactive, enthusiastic, and enjoy working with young people.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Education, Industries:
Education

You will

• Be organised and committed
• Enjoy the challenge and rewards of working with young people
• Have a strong moral purpose, putting pupils at the centre of everything
• Believe in high achievement for all

In return, we can offer

• The opportunity to work in a very special school that is forward‑thinking, dedicated to improving the lives of all children, and constantly seeks to be the best it can be
• Highly motivated pupils eager to learn and engage in lessons
• A school that avoids fads or gimmicks, and places teacher workload and wellbeing at the centre of decisions
• A commitment to your future development through a well‑structured CPD programme
• The chance to work as part of a small multi‑academy trust committed to delivering the best learning experiences
• Annual salary increments plus inflation‑linked increases
• Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Enhanced occupational benefits (maternity, adoption and parental leave)
• Automatic enrolment into the Employee Assistance Programme, providing Health & Wellbeing services including GP consultations, private medical operations, physiotherapy, counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support
• Flexible family‑friendly policies from day one
• Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships
• A range of working patterns depending on the role
• For employees on all‑year‑round contracts: a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service) holiday entitlement
• Death in service benefit

Visits are warmly welcomed and highly recommended – please come and see what we do.

For further information about this post please contact Gemma Dean (Headteacher's PA) on 01484 222 737.

Application is via the Trust Application Form at

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 11:00 AM. The advertisement may close earlier at the decision to do so. The interview date is expected to take place Friday 16th January. The start date for the successful candidate is as soon as possible. If we have not contacted you by Monday 19th January, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Early applications are encouraged.

We value the individual, encourage difference, and implement inclusive recruiting practices from the job description through blind recruiting, structured shortlisting and scoring, ensuring all applicants are measured against skills, achievements and values.

All appointments will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.