Cover Supervisor

Role: Cover Supervisor

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, permanent, term time only

Salary Grade: UL Band 2 vocational Pay Scale 3 - 9 (£25,918 - £30,261)

Conditions of Service: United Learning Permanent Contract

Start Date: September 2026

We are seeking a confident, organised and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our secondary school team. The successful candidate will supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff, ensuring students remain engaged in their learning and work in a safe, positive and productive environment. You will deliver pre-prepared lessons, manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies, and support students in achieving high standards of conduct and achievement.

Strong communication skills, resilience and the ability to build positive relationships with students and staff are essential. Experience in working with young people is desirable, and a future career in teaching or a desire to contribute to a thriving school community will be valued.

• Supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff
• Deliver pre-prepared lessons
• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies
• Support students in achieving high standards of conduct and achievement

• Experience working with young people
• Strong communication, resilience, and relationship building skills
• Desire to work in a school environment and contribute to student development

• Competitive salary
• 5 INSET days per year +3 additional planning days each term
• Cycle to Work Scheme

We are a caring yet ambitious academy at the heart of our local community. Our mission is to provide every student with the opportunity to strive for academic excellence while developing the interpersonal skills needed to make a positive contribution to society.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

The Lowry is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students. This responsibility necessitates a child protection policy and robust procedures. Each student’s welfare is of paramount importance. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be read on our website.