Cover Supervisor
| Posting date: | 24 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £22,608.86 to £24,097.97 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Essex, Essex, CO16 0LQ |
| Company: | Lift Schools |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | TTC132747_1758709909 |
Summary
£22,608.86 - £24,097.97 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Full Time, Fixed term until August 2026
37 hours, 39 weeks per year
Immediate Start
Are you adaptable, patient, and empathetic with experience working with young people? Do you want to play a vital role in supporting learning and maintaining high standards in the classroom? If so, we'd love you to join us at Lift Tendring.
As a Cover Supervisor, you'll:
- Deliver prepared lesson materials in the absence of the class teacher.
- Maintain a calm, purposeful learning environment in line with our behaviour policy.
- Support students with their work, including those with SEND, liaising with the SENDCO and form tutors where needed.
- Take on wider academy duties, such as supervising students at break and lunchtimes.
What we're looking for:
- Ability to build positive relationships with students.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A team player who can also work independently.
- Adaptability, flexibility, and resilience.
Lift Tendring
Lift Tendring is a large, 11-19 mixed comprehensive school rated Good by Ofsted. With over 1,800 young people on roll, we strive to be a catalyst for change, ensuring that every child receives an excellent education, not just as a privilege, but as a right. We are a school that offers a broad and ambitious curriculum, we inspire high aspirations for all. We have students that gain the very highest academic and vocational outcomes and we believe passionately in promoting the arts, creativity and sporting success.
If you would like to discuss this role in more detail or arrange a visit, please contact us.
Closing date : 12th October 2025
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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